
Morocco Limits Funeral Attendance to 10 People Amid COVID-19 Surge
The government decided on Wednesday to limit to 10 the number of people who can be present at funeral and burial ceremonies.

The government decided on Wednesday to limit to 10 the number of people who can be present at funeral and burial ceremonies.

In this difficult period of flight suspensions and drastic measures taken in some countries due to the Omicron variant, airlines have mobilized to offer alternatives to travelers. Here are the details.

The Iberia airline has announced the organization of special flights from Casablanca to facilitate the return of travelers stranded in Morocco, after the closure of borders.

Morocco is not immune to a new wave of coronavirus contamination this December, due to its geographical proximity to Europe, hit by the new Omicron variant. Specialists are sounding the alarm.

Mouad El Mourabit, the coordinator of the National Public Health Emergency Operations Center, stated that Morocco is ready to face the new Omicron variant, "in anticipation of any pandemic relapse".

Royal Air Maroc has announced the implementation, over one week, of a plan for special flights for those who have not been able to return to France, but subject to "authorization".

Belgium has sent a message to its citizens wishing to leave Morocco, to urgently organize their return on Monday before 11 pm, due to the suspension of all flights to Morocco for two weeks .

All passenger flights to and from Morocco will be suspended from this Monday, November 29, 2021 for a period of two weeks, announced the National Airports Office (ONDA) on its Twitter account.

A series of special flights will repatriate in the coming days French people stranded in Morocco since the closure of air links related to the Covid-19 pandemic .

Spaniards still in Morocco are invited to plan their return, due to the closure of borders by the kingdom.

Royal Air Maroc announced on Monday the postponement to a later date of the first flight connecting Casablanca to Tel Aviv , initially scheduled for December 12, 2021, due to the evolution of the health situation.

The airline Royal Air Maroc has just announced the suspension of all flights starting this Monday, November 29, 2021 until December 13.