Morocco Considers Delaying Lockdown Easing as COVID-19 Cases Surge

The signals are not in favor of lifting the confinement. Since the announcement of the probability of deconfinement, Morocco is recording more and more positive covid-19 cases. The observation is that part of the population has resumed its bad habits and commercial neighborhoods seem to be resuming a quasi-normal life.

A relaxation has been noted in Rabat, Casablanca and Meknes. It is confirmed by testimonies on social networks. After 51 days of confinement, and faced with economic imperatives, a trend towards normal life is observed; which risks undermining deconfinement. Faced with the situation, the Moroccan state sets two prerequisites before deconfinement in order to guarantee the health safety of Moroccans. These are mass screening and a tracing application validated by the National Commission for the Protection of Personal Data (CNDP), because for the Minister of Health, the battle against the virus has not yet been won.

The objective of these screenings will be to identify and isolate asymptomatic cases, the only way to limit the damage, he specifies. In addition to mass screening, Morocco is counting on the contact tracing application. To this end, a file has been under examination by the CNDP for several days, specifies medias24.com.