Morocco Denies Rumors of New Year’s Curfew and Omicron Restrictions

"Rumors have recently claimed that the government will make decisions to tighten the state of health emergency restrictions and impose a curfew, or even other closure measures. These are false and unfounded rumors," said an informed source to Médias24. In other words, there will be neither a curfew nor new restrictions at the end of 2021.

Following the appearance of the first case of the new Omicron variant in Morocco, many Moroccans have been panicked. They fear a tightening of health restrictions. According to Professor Saïd Motaouakkil, member of the scientific and technical committee on Covid-19, and Dr. Saïd Afif, member of the scientific vaccination committee, the current epidemiological situation does not require the introduction of new health restrictions. "For now, the epidemiological situation is relatively stable. We are in a green epidemiological zone, despite the substantial increase in positive cases in recent days," says Professor Saïd Motaouakkil.

"Only compliance with barrier gestures, namely hand washing every thirty minutes, as well as wearing a mask to be changed every four hours and vaccination, will be able to avoid a return to restrictive measures," they say. Dr. Saïd Afif calls for a surge of citizenship, so that every Moroccan takes responsibility.