Morocco says Omicron variant wave nears end, COVID-19 infections continue to fall

 

Moroccan health officials say the Omicron wave in the country is nearing its end, as the number of COVID-19 infections in the country continues to fall, Moroccan state news agency MAP reported on Monday.

“The rate of new infections has dropped by 52 percent, and viral circulation has further slowed across the country,” Mouad Merabet, the coordinator of the Moroccan Center for Public Health Emergency Operations, was quoted by MAP as saying.

The declining trend was also observed in the number of admissions to intensive care and resuscitation, which reduced by 49.3 percent, and weekly deaths, which decreased by 40 percent, according to the official.

After two months of closure to contain the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Moroccan government reopened the borders for commercial flights into and out of the country on February 7.

On Monday, Morocco’s Health Ministry reported 190 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the caseload in the country to 1,159,157.

The number of people who died of the pandemic rose to 15,916 on Monday, with 22 fatalities reported during the last 24 hours.