A small hospital infrastructure accommodating both suspected cases and other patients, the Ibn Zohr hospital in Marrakech is overwhelmed. The situation is also becoming critical at the Marrakech CHU, where members of the medical staff have been infected with the coronavirus.
In the past 24 hours, Morocco has recorded a heavy toll of 1,776 new Covid-19 infections. The bulk of these new cases are concentrated in five major cities, starting with Casablanca.