Morocco King calls for collective effort as virus cases spike

The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, on Friday expresses concern over a recent uptick in coronavirus infections, calling on citizens to be more alert to avoid re-confinement in the north African country. Morocco has confirmed a total of over 47,500 cases of novel coronavirus, including 775 deaths.

COVID-19 infections have been on the rise  since the start of August and now exceed 1,000 new cases per day in the country of 35 million. Health Minister also acknowledges the sector needs another 62,000 paramedics and 30,000 medical staff.