By imposing a curfew, the Moroccan authorities are also targeting restaurants, cafes and other large retail establishments, which must close at 8 p.m. The curfew and the new restrictive measures came into effect on Wednesday, December 23.
Moroccans will have to come to terms with it, those who thought the restrictive measures would be eased in some way at the end of the year. Not only have the measures been maintained, but others have been added.
The elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of Marrakech arrested several people in a riad transformed into an illegal nightclub during this period of health emergency.
The Greater Casablanca and the provinces of Berrechid and Benslimane will observe the preventive measures against the Covid-19 pandemic for an additional four weeks. This is the decision taken by the government, effective December 20 at 9 p.m.
Morocco is extending the state of health emergency until January 10th. This was decided by the Council of Government, following the resurgence of Covid-19 infections.
The police elements arrested four Kuwaitis along with four young women suspected of being prostitutes in Marrakech for public drunkenness and nighttime disturbance. They would also be involved in a vast prostitution network.
The "Clean Hands" operation led by the services of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has just pinpointed four other offenders of the provisions of the state of health emergency in the city of Casablanca. Thus, no less than 117 restaurants in the metropolis have been closed since the launch of this operation.
Gender-based violence increased by 31.6% during the periods of confinement and health emergency compared to the same period in 2019.
The Minister of Health, [Khalid Aït Taleb], assures that the Moroccan government is striving to "avoid a national lockdown at all costs". He announces the arrival of the first vaccines by December.
The services of the Casablanca police prefecture arrested 13 individuals, including three minors, for refusing to comply. In addition to the many acts of vandalism they are accused of, the defendants also violated the measures of the health emergency state .
Tiznit joins the list of cities facing a tightening of preventive measures, following the surge in contamination cases in the region.
The Casablanca police services arrested dozens of people, including underage girls, in a cabaret for violating the state of health emergency.