A Moroccan health ministry worker disinfects a street in the capital Rabat on March 22, 2020. AFP
A Moroccan health ministry worker disinfects a street in the capital Rabat on March 22, 2020. AFP
A Moroccan health ministry worker disinfects a street in the capital Rabat on March 22, 2020. AFP
A Moroccan health ministry worker disinfects a street in the capital Rabat on March 22, 2020. AFP

Morocco to extend night curfew to limit Covid-19 surge


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Morocco will lengthen its night curfew, starting two hours earlier at 9pm from Tuesday, as it tightens restrictions to counter a surge in coronavirus infections.

The business and tourist hubs of Casablanca, Agadir and Marrakech will be closed except to holders of the vaccine pass or those on necessary travel, the government said.

The move is expected to hurt the tourism sector, which pinned hopes on the summer season to attract national tourists after travel receipts dropped 70 per cent this year.

Daily Covid-19 infections have oscillated between 4,000 and 9,000 over the past week as the total number of cases rose to 569,452, including 9,885 deaths.

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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The hotels

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