Morocco Imposes Ramadan Night Curfew to Combat COVID-19 Spread

El Othmani was speaking before the two chambers of Parliament in the presence of Habib El Malki and Hakim Benchamach. "On the recommendations of the medical and scientific committee, the health curfew from 8:00 pm to 6:00 am is the only way to limit the spread of the virus, whose situation has been worrying for a few weeks," said the head of the Executive during a speech that lasted an hour.

When asked why the Executive specifically chose this option, Saâd-Eddine El Othmani indicated that "the English variant of the virus is spreading rapidly, affecting young people through contacts." He stressed that between total confinement and eased confinement, the Executive has chosen "the second option, a middle ground in order to defeat the accursed virus so that it does not circulate at night."

The head of government also recalled that his government signed 8 program contracts worth a total of 1.3 billion dirhams during 2020-2021 to support employees in tourism, restaurants, events, leisure, nurseries, sports halls, the cultural industry and the press. El Othmani called "the population to mobilize and be patient until collective immunization to defeat the pandemic."