China announced on Thursday that it approved its first homegrown anti-Covid-19 vaccine for public use. This approval comes after state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm announced that the vaccine is 79% efficient, CNN reports. During a press conference held, Thursday, vice-minister of China’s National Health Commission said that the Sinopharm vaccine will be provided free of charge to Chinese citizens. «Vaccine is a public good by its nature, and the price may vary
After visiting Dakhla on December 8, the fight against irregular migration led Morocco's border control chief Khalid Zerouali to Nador, heading a delegation from the General Directorate of National Security and the Royal Gendarmerie. For two days, December 29 and 30, the official in charge of migration and border surveillance at the the Interior Ministry carried out a series of inspections near border with Melilla. Accompanied by the governor of the province, he went to the wire
2,143 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 437,332. 3,822 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 405,251. 41 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,355. 16 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 6 in the Oriental region, 4 in Fès-Meknès, 3 in
Nightly sit-ins against normalization with Israel were organized on Tuesday evening in Khénifra and Zaïo, following calls from pro-Palestine activists. According to Alyaoum 24, the sit-in in Zaïo took place next to the city's shopping area, during which the demonstrators denounced «the normalization agreement signed between Morocco and the Zionist entity». A second one, planned in the city center of Khénifra was banned by the authorities. «This is
In the 1970s, second generation Jewish immigrants of Middle Eastern and North African descent created a social movement to protest against discrimination. The movement was inspired by African American formation Black Panthers and was headed by Morocco-born activists.
China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) announced on Wednesday that final stage trials of one of its coronavirus vaccines showed a 79 percent efficacy rate. This vaccine is developed by the CNBG laboratory in collaboration with the Peking University, AFP reports. Sinopharm is the first Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturer to give details on the effectiveness of a vaccine in preparation. The Chinese authorities have nonetheless started to vaccinate more than a million people
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for use in the UK, according to the BBC. The first doses of the vaccine will be given on Monday. In addition to doses from anti-Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNtech, the UK ordered 100 million doses of the AstraZeneca one. The doses are expected to vaccinate 50 million people. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was developed in the first months of 2020 and was tested on the first volunteer in April. It also went through a large-scale of
After spending two months in a Germany hospital fighting against his Covid-19 infection, Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune returned Tuesday to Algeria. In a brief statement, he reassured Algerians, saying that there are only a few steps left before his full recovery. Tebboune this time chose official media to speak directly to his compatriots. The clips broadcast Tuesday evening on television channels show the Head of State surrounded by the presidents of the House of
The Polisario Front has come up with a surprising decision. The separatist movement announced that in order to resume negotiations, Morocco has to recognize the so-called «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic». The requirement was announced by its «Minister of Information» Hamada Selma Daf, Algerian news agency APS reported. The official said that the movement is ready to sign a «new ceasefire agreement, but on the condition that Morocco recognizes Western
2,160 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 435,189. 1,854 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 401,429. 42 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,314. 17 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 5 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 5 in Marrakech-Safi, 4 in
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