
Morocco Urges Citizens to Comply with COVID-19 Lockdown Measures
The Minister of the Interior called on Monday on his fellow citizens to respect the measures put in place by the public authorities to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Minister of the Interior called on Monday on his fellow citizens to respect the measures put in place by the public authorities to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Local authorities and public forces ensure compliance with the measures taken as part of the confinement of the population. These measures aim to counter the spread of coronavirus in Morocco .

In an attempt to circumvent the decision of the Ministry of the Interior , some cafe owners in Casablanca have converted their living spaces into shisha bars.

With the establishment of the state of emergency, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Industry, Trade and the Digital Economy have published a list of commercial activities that must continue to offer their services and products to citizens.

Adil Ghazzal, a 30-year-old Moroccan immigrant, died from a gunshot to the head after attempting to cross the Greek-Turkish border to reach Europe.

A coronavirus patient in Meknes has sent a message of awareness about the epidemic to the population.

The Moroccan authorities have just confirmed that the document distributed in the public and private sectors, during the period of the state of health emergency, remains sufficient to go to the workplace.

Morocco has just declared a state of health emergency and restricted movement starting this Friday, March 20, 2020 at 6 pm until further notice.

Faced with the coronavirus, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health took new restrictive measures on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, which are now mandatory for citizens.

As part of the preventive policy implemented by the Moroccan authorities to curb the Coronavirus epidemic, a battery of measures had been announced on Monday, March 16, by the Ministry of the Interior , aimed at better managing public transport, all categories combined.

The spread of the coronavirus would have prompted the authorities to declare a state of emergency. In a statement, the Ministry of the Interior denied these allegations and called on citizens to remain calm and not succumb to panic.

Care and massage centers operating in Tangier are trampling on the security measures taken by the Ministry of the Interior to curb the spread of the coronavirus.