Morocco’s Prime Minister Warns of ’Worrying’ Covid-19 Surge as Cases Top 547,000

The health situation has deteriorated significantly in recent days, said Saâdeddine El Othmani, during the meeting of the Council of Government. In a statement reported by MAP, he expressed his concern over a surge in the number of infections, calling on Moroccans to be prudent and vigilant and to make more efforts in communication and awareness-raising in order to deal with this situation.

"The number of Covid-19 infection cases has seen a considerable increase, reaching 547,273 since the first case reported on March 2, 2020. A total of 527,256 recovery cases and 9,404 deaths have been recorded," he said.

Furthermore, El Otmani discussed the progress report on the government’s action, presented last week to the two chambers of parliament, noting that the review of this report, carried out at the beginning of this week, is an "democratic test".

In this sense, he noted "positive impressions" regarding the richness of this report at the level of the various departments, whether led by political parties or not, noting that these departments have operated in an integrated and harmonious manner, thus contributing to the development and implementation of all the reforms initiated during the government’s term.