Morocco Considers Easing COVID-19 Restrictions as Health Indicators Improve

During the meeting, the members of the scientific and technical committee analyzed the current epidemiological situation in the kingdom, but also discussed the possibilities offered to Morocco in terms of measures. Two points were on the agenda: easing restrictive measures in general, and the conditions of access to Moroccan territory. Addressing the first point, they gave a favorable opinion on the relaxation of health and security measures.

"The indicators are not worrying, on the contrary, they are improving. The weekly number of cases is down 46%, the number of deaths is down 40%, the occupancy rate of intensive care beds is below 7% and the reproduction rate is below 0.7. It reaches 0.63, the lowest level since the start of the epidemic," summarizes a member of the committee to Médias24. According to other sources, it is very likely that the easing of measures will be announced in the next few days and that the night curfew will be pushed back to around midnight.

Turning to the second point, the technical and scientific committee calls for maximum vigilance. The measures to be applied are still under discussion. The committee members propose that people arriving in Morocco be systematically subjected to a test upon entry into Moroccan territory, - which will make it possible to counter fraudulent certificates - be placed in quarantine and subjected to another test on the 10th day.

Discussions will continue at the next meeting of the technical and scientific committee, scheduled for Thursday, May 20.