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• Morocco Cafe and Restaurant Owners Protest Reopening Restrictions Amid COVID-19
  23 June 2020, by Bladi.net

  Authorized to open from this Tuesday, June 23, after several months of suspension of their activities with a reception capacity of 50%, the owners of cafes and restaurants are not (yet) satisfied with the reopening conditions. They want to meet the supervisory authorities to express their feelings.
  The owners of cafes and restaurants are not satisfied with the opening conditions imposed by the Ministries of Health, Interior, Industry and Commerce. After having dismissed all of their human (…)

• Casablanca Cafes and Restaurants Prepare to Reopen with New Health Measures
  24 June 2020, by Sylvanus

  The sector will regain momentum after more than two months of inactivity. Cafe and restaurant owners in Casablanca are rearranging their premises to comply with health rules in order to preserve the health of their staff and customers.
  "We are in the midst of preparations to resume our activity. We have equipped ourselves with posters and stickers to strictly comply with all the preventive measures provided for by the health authorities, particularly those of distancing and daily (…)

• Morocco Reopens Cafés and Restaurants at 50% Capacity After COVID-19 Shutdown
  24 June 2020, by Prince

  After a complete halt of activities imposed by the COVID-19 health crisis, café and restaurant owners in Casablanca, as well as several other cities in Morocco, will be able to resume their activities as of this Thursday, in compliance with health measures.
  Café and restaurant owners, who have been without work since mid-March due to the state of health emergency declared in Morocco, are finally smiling again. Starting this Thursday, they will be able to resume their activities within the (…)

• Morocco’s Poultry Industry Suffers $300 Million Loss Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
  24 June 2020, by Prince

  In three months of lockdown in Morocco, the poultry sector has lost a total of about 3 billion dirhams. These are the results of an ongoing study on the sector, revealed by the director of the Interprofessional Federation of the Poultry Sector (FISA), Chaouki Jerrari.
  The poultry sector in Morocco has been severely affected by the health crisis of the coronavirus, with a drop of more than 50% in demand for the main poultry products (chicken and turkey meat, eggs), mainly due to the total (…)

• Morocco to Reopen Bars and Nightclubs After Months-Long Closure
  1 July 2020, by Kamal

  Bars, nightclubs and restaurants with shows in Morocco are preparing to resume their activities starting this Thursday, after having been "unfairly" excluded during the second phase of deconfinement.
  The owners of bars and cabarets will finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, after three very difficult months. Condemned to remain closed after June 25, professionals in the sector had a hard time accepting this derogation, especially since other alcohol outlets had been allowed to (…)

• Turkey Tourism Prices Soar: Vacationers Face High Costs Amid COVID Recovery
  3 July 2020, by Sylvanus

  Summer vacations will be very expensive for Moroccan tourists and other nationalities who will come to Turkey in these times of covid-19. The reason is the surge in prices.
  Restaurant, cafe, hotel, and business owners have increased their rates to make up for the financial losses caused by the health crisis. In Bodrum, the price hike is dizzying. You have to spend 48 euros for a kebab or 8 euros for a coffee, reports 7sur7. A quick dip in a hotel pool costs 70 euros.
  These enormous (…)

• Morocco Restaurateurs Protest Surprise 11 PM Closure Mandate
  4 July 2020, by Sylvanus

  "The requirement to close our doors at 11 p.m. is not mentioned anywhere in the joint press release of the Ministries of Tourism and Interior, which authorizes the resumption of activity from June 25. This decision was imposed on us at the last minute, and we do not understand its purpose," said Khalid Abbadi, president of the Regional Association of Restaurants in the Casablanca-Settat region and the National Federation of Restaurants of Morocco, to Médias24.
  "We are ready to comply with (…)

• Morocco’s Nightlife Venues in Limbo as Reopening Guidelines Remain Unclear
  4 July 2020, by Bladi.net

  Bar, cabaret and shisha cafe owners are in a state of expectation. While some of them opened in the middle of last week, others are still hesitant to open as they have not yet received any official instructions for the reopening of their establishments.
  There is great confusion in the ranks of bar, cabaret, restaurant and shisha cafe owners. No official information regarding the date of resumption of their activities has been published after a three-month lockdown.
  While some have (…)

• Rabat Authorities Close Cafes for Violating COVID-19 Safety Measures
  7 July 2020, by Sylvanus

  The authorities of Rabat proceeded, on Sunday, July 5, to the closure of cafes that violate the health prevention measures against covid-19.
  Two cafes were closed in the Hassan district as part of a campaign to close establishments that do not comply with the measures taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus. This same campaign is being carried out in other Moroccan cities where cafes, restaurants and hairdressing and beauty salons are being closed for violating health measures.
  The (…)

• Morocco Extends Restaurant Hours to Midnight in Lockdown Easing Measure
  13 July 2020, by Sylvanus

  The Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, has responded favorably to the request of restaurant owners by authorizing them to open until midnight. It had been decided that they would close at 11 p.m. as part of the lockdown easing measures.
  Abdelouafi Laftit met on Friday, July 10, with tourism operators, all sectors and professions combined. On the agenda of the discussions: to re-examine the closing hours imposed on restaurants. Subsequently, the minister’s representatives (…)