The anti-Covid-19 vaccination campaign is expected to start next week, according to the head of Morocco’s National Council of Doctors. «The campaign will be launched by next week, but the exact date of its start has not yet been determined as well as that of the arrival of vaccine doses», Dr. Boubekri Mohamadeen, head of the national body, told Yabiladi on Wednesday. However, well-informed sources told French-language newspaper Medias24 revealed that the first batches of the
In a study, three researchers highlighted the use, during the first months of the pandemic in Morocco, of around twenty plant species, frequently used by herbalists for the supposed «prevention and treatment of Covid-19».
Two homeless Moroccans, who were sleeping in the streets of Barcelona, were found dead. According to La Vanguardia, they are two men, aged 37 and 32, who are said to have died of hypothermia. The first was located in Plaza de Poeta Boscà, next to the Barceloneta market, while the second one, who also died earlier this week, was sleeping near Ciutadella Park with another 19-year-old homeless man. A Barcelona court has opened an investigation into these two tragedies, and must
Restaurants around the country will be able to receive customers again, starting from Wednesday, January 13. The step comes three weeks after the government decided to impose strict preventive measures to avoid the spread of the coronavirus. In a statement sent to Yabiladi, the Moroccan confederation of catering trades confirmed the decision, explaining that customers can «be served meals inside restaurants in full compliance with the planned preventive measures». The same source
Operation Warp Speed Chief Adviser Moncef Slaoui has submitted his resignation at the request of the incoming Biden team, CNBC reported on Tuesday. Slaoui will be heading vaccine development for another month to help with the transition, two people familiar with the with the situation told CNBC. His role will be diminished by January 20. It is not clear who will be replacing the Moroccan-American researcher, who was appointed by President Donald Trump in May 2020 to lead the US
Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita held talks, Tuesday, with his Swedish counterpart. «Constructive meeting with Morocco Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. We discussed areas of strengthened cooperation between our countries and the security situation of the Sahel region. We also agreed the need for a UN-facilitated process for Western Sahara», Ann Linde wrote on her Twitter. This discussion comes only days after Linde supported the organization of a referendum
801 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 453,789. 1,345 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 427,351. 17 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,784. 7 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 4 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 3 in the Oriental
The coronavirus confinement has had negative effects on the weight load, eating behavior and physical activity of higher education students in southern Morocco, study shows.
While on a work-visit to South Africa, the Algerian foreign minister addressed the Western Sahara question on Tuesday with his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor. «The Ministers discussed the important matter of the Western Sahara. They expressed serious concerns over the escalation of military tensions in the occupied territories», read a joint statement signed by the two officials. Boukadoum and Naledi Pandoront «reaffirmed their position which is to achieve a
Salafist preacher Hassan Kettani has stirred controversy on social media after claiming that celebrating the Amazigh New Year is Shariah non-compliant. «A Muslim who believes in God and followes his messenger, Mohammed, shoudn’t be celebrating what is called the Amazigh new year», he wrote on his Twitter account. The Salafist, sentenced in 2003 to 20 years in prison, before obtaining a royal pardon in 2012, recalled having «repeatedly mentioned that Muslim scholars
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