
Moroccan Travel Agencies Face Losses as Saudi Arabia Suspends Umrah Pilgrimages
The temporary suspension of entry into Saudi territory of pilgrims for Umrah due to the coronavirus is already causing difficulties for Moroccans.

The temporary suspension of entry into Saudi territory of pilgrims for Umrah due to the coronavirus is already causing difficulties for Moroccans.

Morocco has taken a new measure to deal with the coronavirus. A passenger health form is now required for travelers entering the kingdom.

Students and staff, coming from areas where the coronavirus is raging, are prohibited from accessing French-language educational establishments for a period of 14 days after their return.

The police arrested an individual in Tetouan, in northern Morocco . He is accused of having spread rumors about the existence of two cases of people infected with the coronavirus.

A coronavirus screening test costs 500 DH in Morocco, announced the Ministry of Health at a press conference.

Mask sales are exploding in Morocco, despite the absence of coronavirus cases.

Morocco is not on the list of countries banned from entering Saudi Arabia in order to "prevent the arrival of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) in the kingdom and its spread".

The nerve center of commerce in Casablanca is going through a very difficult period, due to the shortage of products from China. Several Moroccan and Chinese importers have closed their shops.

Just a few days ago, the authorities assured the seriousness of the control at the various entry points of the kingdom. But according to testimonies received, there is a certain relaxation of the security system in place at the border posts.

The deputies of the PAM, the Istiqlal and the PPS, all members of the opposition, have invited the Minister of Health to explain the system put in place by Morocco, after the detection of a case of a contaminated person in [Algeria>word115].

The 17 suspected cases of the coronavirus epidemic detected in Morocco so far are all negative, said the Minister of Health.

Speculation is raging in the Moroccan consumer protection market, with the spread of Coronavirus around the world and the risk of its introduction into the kingdom.