
Morocco Imposes State of Emergency, Restricts Movement to Combat Coronavirus Spread
Morocco has just declared a state of health emergency and restricted movement starting this Friday, March 20, 2020 at 6 pm until further notice.

Morocco has just declared a state of health emergency and restricted movement starting this Friday, March 20, 2020 at 6 pm until further notice.

The "African Lion 2020" military maneuvers, initially scheduled for March 23 to April 3, 2020, have been officially canceled, due to the coronavirus.

The presidents of constitutional and national institutions and bodies have decided to donate one month’s salary to the Special Fund for the Management of the Coronavirus Pandemic.

The president of the prefecture of Ifrane has decided to provide a home delivery service for vulnerable people, to fight the spread of the Coronavirus.

While some are raising awareness for the scrupulous respect of the measures taken by the Moroccan authorities to contain the spread of the coronavirus, others, through publications, are inciting to boycott these provisions. This is the case of these two individuals, aged 38 and 45, arrested this week in Tetouan.

The 4 members of the same family, who arrived in Tétouan at the end of last week, from Belgium, have just received the results of the coronavirus diagnostic test.

Faced with the coronavirus, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health took new restrictive measures on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, which are now mandatory for citizens.

Twelve Moroccans, caught off guard by the suspension of links between Morocco and Spain, tried to return to the kingdom by taking advantage of the still available flights, until last Monday, between Las Palmas (Canary Islands) and Nouadhibou (the northernmost city of Mauritania closest to Morocco).

The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday, March 19, 4 new positive cases, bringing the total to 58 people infected with the coronavirus in Morocco.

The Moroccan authorities, in collaboration with the EasyJet company, have made 32 flights available to French tourists stranded in Morocco for their repatriation.

The only member of the government infected with the coronavirus, Abdelkader Amara, Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, confined to his home, is doing much better.

Under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI, a working session, devoted to monitoring the management of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Morocco , was held on Tuesday, March 17, at the royal palace in Casablanca. On this occasion, the sovereign gave new instructions.