
Philippines Recognizes Covid Vaccination Certificates from Morocco, Kenya, and Serbia
The Philippines now accepts national Covid-19 vaccination certificates issued by Morocco, Kenya and Serbia.

The Philippines now accepts national Covid-19 vaccination certificates issued by Morocco, Kenya and Serbia.

The Spanish Ministry of Health has implemented a health protocol for the reopening of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco scheduled for Tuesday, May 17 at 00:00. People over 12 years of age will have to present "a vaccination certificate and a PCR test".

While the Moroccan government is reluctant to lift travel restrictions related to Covid-19 in a country where the epidemiological situation is reassuring, voices are rising to put pressure on it. The easing of the dual requirement to present a vaccination pass and a negative PCR test for air travelers at Moroccan airports is more than ever expected. The return of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) and the arrival of foreign tourists depend on it.

Pending an official communication from the government, the scientific committee is said to have given the green light to easing entry conditions into the national territory for travelers from abroad, including the lifting of the PCR test requirement .

In order to support tourism professionals in the resumption of activities, the parliamentarians also called on the government to review the health protocol in Moroccan airports .

Mohamed Abdeljalil, Minister of Transport and Logistics, assured that the government is making the abolition of the requirement to present the PCR test for travelers arriving from abroad by air a priority and is looking into the issue.

Farida Khniti, a deputy of the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS), calls on the government council to ease the entry conditions to Morocco, as the vaccine and PCR test are still mandatory for air travel.

Airlines maintain uncertainty around the PCR test that passengers must present to board their planes for travel abroad or to Morocco.

Any traveler heading to Morocco, preferring maritime routes, will now have to present a vaccination pass or a PCR test of less than 72 hours.

The Political Bureau of the Unified Socialist Party (PSU) has called on its members to protest in front of the parliament , to demand the withdrawal of the mandatory vaccine pass, required of deputies before attending the spring session.

Morocco has decided to ease control measures upon arrival at airports. From now on, only random rapid antigen tests will be carried out.

For a few weeks now, the epidemiological situation in Morocco has been improving significantly with a significant drop in cases of Covid-19 contamination, cases in intensive care and even deaths. Data that suggest that Morocco could embark on a gradual return to normal life.