Morocco covid cases surge and as a result, the Morrocan government will lengthen its night curfew, starting two hours earlier at 9 p.m. (2000 GMT) from Tuesday. The government of Morocco has announced, today, to implement these tighter measures as the country aims to tighten restrictions to counter the latest surge in coronavirus infections.
The business and tourist hubs of Casablanca, Agadir and Marrakesh will be closed except to holders of the vaccine pass or those on necessary travel, the government said in a statement.
Night curfew to hurt tourism
The move is expected to hurt the tourism business which pinned hopes on the summer season to attract national tourists after travel receipts dropped 70 percent in the first half this year.
Daily COVID-19 infections have oscillated between 4,000 and 9,000 over the past week as the total number of cases people rose to 569,452 cases, including 9,885 deaths.
However, Morocco has outpaced other African peers in its vaccine push, administering 24 million doses of the AstraZeneca and Sinopharm vaccines.
Last week, the country started administering Johnson and Johnson doses after receiving a shipment of 300,000 jabs.
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