
Morocco to Launch 'Wiqaytna' COVID-19 Contact Tracing App
The launch of "Wiqaytna", the Moroccan "COVID-19 exposure notification" app, will soon take place. Trials are underway for this purpose.

The launch of "Wiqaytna", the Moroccan "COVID-19 exposure notification" app, will soon take place. Trials are underway for this purpose.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad says it is ready to organize the repatriation of Moroccans stranded abroad, provided that the Ministry of Health gives the green light.

Morocco now has more than 3,000 recovered cases, with the recording of 108 new recoveries overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. An update from the website dedicated to covid-19 indicates that no deaths have been recorded since May 11.

This is good news that was announced yesterday by the Ministry of Health. 180 cases of recovery from the new coronavirus (Covid-19) were recorded. With the figures from Tuesday, May 12, the total number is approaching 3,000 since the beginning of the epidemic (2,991).

Uncertainties loom over the date of deconfinement after the daily increase in the number of cases. The Moroccan authorities announce preconditions for any lifting of the confinement measure.

Faced with the violation of containment measures and the multiplication of coronavirus hotspots, the director of the Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control at the Ministry of Health said that Morocco will not be able to stop the spread of the virus within the desired time frame.

The Ministry of Health received, on Saturday, May 9, a second shipment of FFP2 masks at the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca. A donation from the Al Mada Foundation, these masks, intended for health personnel on the front line in the fight against the covid-19 pandemic, were manufactured in China according to the highest standards of quality and hygiene.

While they should see a decline in order to hope for a deconfinement, infections are on the rise again in Morocco. 163 new confirmed cases of coronavirus were recorded in the kingdom during the night from Sunday to Monday.

The new COVID-19 report in Morocco shows 6,063 confirmed cases (+153), 2,554 recoveries, 188 deaths, 59,861 excluded cases and 3,321 active cases. According to the Ministry of Health, the case fatality rate, after a downward trend, is stable at 3.1% with 188 people deceased since March 2, the date of the first recorded case.

Covid-19 infections are also affecting children. In Morocco, more than 500 children under the age of 14 have been confirmed positive since the first case was recorded.

The Ministry of Health has issued a clarification in which it returns to the published documents, mentioning the existence of a roadmap for the lifting of the state of health emergency in Morocco.

A roadmap for the lifting of confinement in Morocco is available. It is developed for internal use by the Directorate of Epidemiology and Disease Control of the Ministry of Health. The document discusses the measures for a gradual deconfinement.