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The Moroccan government has approved a measure to extend stipend in aid to workers in the tourism industry who have been idled due to the restrictive measures taken by the government to contain Covid-19 outbreak. Morocco has closed its borders to all passenger traffic amid the surge of the new Omicron variant. The decision took […]
Moroccan authorities decided on Friday to cancel all cultural and artistic events as the new coronavirus variant Omicron continues to spread around the world. The new measure comes after they have suspended all incoming passengers’ flights and ferries for two weeks, while the number of attendees at funerals has been reduced to maximum ten people […]
Saudi Arabia’s aid agency, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), delivered Wednesday to Tunisia a shipment of aid to Tunisia, including 40 tons of liquid oxygen, to back up the medical sector of the North African country in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The shipment according to the Tunisian Health minister Ali Mrabet […]
Moroccan authorities have decided to suspend temporarily flights to and from France starting Nov.28 due to a surge of Covid-19 infections and deaths in some European countries as winter season approaches. The flights suspension was initially to be enforced this Friday but was postponed by two days to enable Moroccan nationals and foreigners living in […]
The Moroccan Government decided Thursday at the cabinet’s weekly meeting to extend the state of health emergency until December 31, as part of efforts to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted, this Thursday, November 25, 2021, a draft decree, presented by the Minister of the Interior, extending […]
Moroccan authorities have decided to tighten control on all inbound travellers amid a surge of covid-19 infections in various parts of Europe as colder temperatures start to set in with the winter season approaching. Medical teams have been beefed up in all Moroccan ports and airports where passengers are scanned with thermal cameras, while some […]
The Moroccan government has decided to lift the nighttime curfew that has been in place throughout the country for several months. The decision comes into force from this Wednesday, November 10, 2021. However, the vaccination pass remains compulsory. This decision comes in accordance with the favorable opinion of the Technical and Scientific Committee and following […]
The United States delivered Saturday, October 30, some 850,590 doses of the Pfizer anti-covid-19 vaccine to Morocco as well as a $2 million donation provided by the USAID, aimed at providing additional emergency aid to Morocco and at extending further support to the Kingdom’s highly successful response to the pandemic. In a tweet, the United […]
Morocco, Seychelles and Mauritius are the only three African countries that have already met the vaccination goal set in May by the World Health Assembly, the world’s highest health policy-setting body. At the current pace, just two more countries, Tunisia and Cabo Verde, will also hit the target, said World Health Organization in a press […]
Morocco has moved to the green level thanks to the great improvement of the epidemiological situation related to Covid-19, said Minister of Health, Khalid Ait Taleb. In a presentation before the Council of Government, convened Thursday, the minister welcomed the clear improvement in epidemiological indicators, which has allowed the Kingdom to move to the green […]