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Covid-19: Morocco advances its curfew and restricts travel

2021-08-03T09:21:49.133Z


Faced with a new upsurge in Covid-19 cases, the Moroccan government has decided in particular to extend the curfew and limit travel in the big cities of the kingdom.


After months of complete closure, Morocco's borders had opened up to vaccinated tourists.

They will still be able to enter the kingdom provided they comply with reinforced health measures from this Tuesday, August 3, 2021 in order to counter an increase in contamination.

The nighttime curfew is advanced by two hours, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Travel to and from the cities of Casablanca, Agadir and Marrakech are only authorized for people who have been vaccinated and for those who can show a compelling reason.

Travel between prefectures and provinces are subject to the same conditions according to the French Embassy in Morocco.

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Gatherings are limited to 25 people and hotels and other tourist establishments must not exceed 75% of their capacity.

Borders still open to vaccinated

Morocco has recorded between 4,000 and 9,000 new cases daily for a week.

The vaccination coverage of the country is however one of the best on the African continent with more than 27% of the 36 million Moroccans vaccinated according to Johns Hopkins University.

These measures are expected to have a negative effect on the Moroccan tourism sector, which relied on the summer season to catch up with the first half, during which revenues fell by 70%.

Trips to Morocco are still possible for vaccinated French tourists.

To do this, they must present proof of their vaccination carried out more than 14 days ago, a PCR test dating less than 48 hours before boarding, and a completed and signed health form.

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Source: lefigaro

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