In a telephone conversation, King Mohammed VI and President Xi Jinping discussed China’s Covid-19 vaccine. President Xi Jinping said that China stands ready to promote cooperation with Morocco on Covid-19 vaccine development and production.
In his 67th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People speech, King Mohammed VI addressed the rising numbers of Covid-19 infections and deaths in the Kingdom. He warned against a possible new lockdown in case preventive measures are not respected.
Six years ago, the Spanish Civil Guard intercepted a yacht with King Mohammed VI onboard. The incident put the Spanish government on alert. Fearing the consequences of a royal anger, King Felipe VI had called on the Ministers of the Interior and Foreign Affairs to save the situation.
Drawing lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic, King Mohammed VI presented a roadmap on Wednesday to face the effects of the health crisis which has also become an economic and social one. 120 billion dirhams will be injected into the national economy and the Sovereign announced the creation of a «Strategic Investment Fund», a «Strategic National Agency» and the generalization of social coverage for the benefit of all Moroccans within a period of five years.