COVID-19: Morocco extends night curfew, other restrictive measures for two more weeks as of March 30

Morocco announced Monday the extension of the night curfew and other anti-coronavirus restrictive measures for two more weeks as of Tuesday, March 30 at 9 p.m., part of continued efforts to contain the spread of the epidemic and limit its negative repercussions.

 

Besides the night curfew from 9 p.m. to 06 a.m. nationwide, the measures include the closure of restaurants and shopping centers at 08 p.m. and maintenance of ban on public gatherings.

 

The restrictive measures were first decreed on Jan. 13, 2021 for three weeks and have since then been repeatedly extended.

Meanwhile, the state of health emergency remains in force until April 10, 2021.

 

A government statement said that this decision is made at the recommendations of the Scientific and Technical Commission, which deemed it necessary to maintain the restrictive measures to fight the coronavirus, especially in view of the evolution of this epidemic at the global level following the appearance of new strains of the virus in some countries.

 

To contain the spread of the pandemic, Morocco has also launched a mass vaccination campaign on January 28. So far, over 4.5 million persons have been inoculated, and over 3.5 million have received a second jab.

Morocco plans to inoculate 30 million people, or 80% of its population to reach herd immunity and then unlock the economy and lift all travel restrictions.

The Kingdom which has so far received seven million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and 1.5 million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine is seeking to get the Russian Sputnik V vaccine and the US single shot Johnson & Johnson covid-19 vaccine to speed up the vaccination rate.

 

which ranks Morocco in the top ten regarding the number of daily inoculations carried out across the country.

Several countries, international organizations and media have hailed Morocco’s performance, saying that the Kingdom is doing better than several European countries.

Morocco plans to inoculate 30 million people, or 80% of its population to reach herd immunity and then unlock the economy and lift all travel restrictions.

Morocco which has so far received seven million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and 1.5 million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine is seeking to get the Russian Sputnik V vaccine and the US single shot Johnson & Johnson covid-19 vaccine to speed up the vaccination rate.