03 – 05 March, 2021

Morocco suspends flights to and from Algeria and Egypt

The Moroccan authorities have suspended flights to and from Algeria and Egypt until at least 21 March. This decision is part of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, and will be re-evaluated every 15 days. Passengers from these countries in transit through another country are also affected.

Thus, Algeria and Egypt are added to the list of countries from and to which air traffic is temporarily suspended.

The suspension of flights includes, as previously announced, the following countries: United Kingdom, South Africa, Denmark, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Austria, Portugal, Sweden, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, Belgium, Italy.

For more information, please consult (in French) the following link.

Extension of the state of health emergency until 10 April 2021

The Government Council, meeting on Thursday in Rabat, decided to extend the state of health emergency throughout the national territory until April 10, 2021, as part of efforts to combat the spread of the new coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).

Thus, the Council approved the draft decree n° 2.21.132 relating to the extension of the period of validity of the state of health emergency throughout the national territory presented by the Minister of Interior, said Saaid Amzazi, Government Spokesman, in a statement read during a press briefing held after the Government Council.

In a concern of the public authorities to continue to ensure the effectiveness of measures and provisions taken to address the spread of the pandemic “COVID-19”, this draft decree aims to extend the period of validity of the state of health emergency throughout the national territory from Wednesday, March 10, 2021 to Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 18:00 hours, added Mr. Amzazi.

For more information, please consult (in French) the following link.