"Only ten days after the confirmation of the first Covid-19 case in Morocco, borders and schools were closed and containment was decreed at the same time as the state of health emergency", he recalled in an article published by Spanish information website "Tribuna Libre".
"The authorities have increased efforts to contain the spread of the virus," noted the president of SAMU, which brings together 1,250 professionals, recalling that one of the most important measures has been the strengthening of financial and human resources to fight against the pandemic.
"New field hospitals have been set up in record time, equipped with all the necessary equipment, and many hotels have been refurbished to accommodate infected people," said Leiva.
Morocco has also worked to ensure its self-sufficiency by reorienting the production of a dozen textile industries to manufacture millions of surgical masks per day at a single and subsidized price, he pointed out.
The Kingdom has also acquired a large stock of medicines and tests and has promoted the manufacture of some 500 Moroccan respirators, said Leiva, adding that significant resources have been mobilized to help workers and businesses thanks to the Special Coronavirus Management Fund, launched by HM King Mohammed VI.
"It is true that the battle is not won, and that difficult days await us, but what is certain is that Morocco has set itself as a pioneer country with a forward-thinking King at the decision-making process", he added.