Japan has also brought restrictions back in banning foreigners and Australia has delayed their long awaited relaxation in an attempt to keep the country safe and healthy.Īs more information emerges, countries worldwide can be expected to change policies and restrictions quickly. They’ve also included quarantines for even fully vaccinated Israeli’s returning to the country, in what they’ve described as a no nonsense and scientific based approach. Israel enacted a similar ban, although their verbiage was the banning of all foreigners as opposed to just flights. Several of the concerned tweets relate to people currently in the country, and whether or not they would be able to leave. Little can be seen thus far about the status of outgoing flights and whether airlines will cancel trips in both directions. The tweet is constantly refreshing with travelers, citizens, and other people involved with the country worrying about the possible ramifications of the sudden ban. In a tweet posted this week, the Moroccan government stated “Due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 new variant – Omicron (B.1.1.529), particularly in Europe and Africa, and in order to preserve the gains made by Morocco in the fight against the pandemic and protect citizens, Moroccan authorities have decided to suspend all direct flights to the Kingdom of Morocco, for a period of 2 weeks, starting from Monday, 29 November, 2021, at 11:59 p.m”. But the developments of further cases abroad have prompted further action. Similar to other countries, Morocco had already implemented a ban on South Africa and six other countries in the region. The country’s economy relies heavily on tourism, and the two week time period appears to be an aggressive attempt to protect in the long run as more information is gathered about Omicron.
But now, it is leading the way for the continent on the vaccine front, with over 66% of the population now having administered at least one dose. The infection rates were some of the highest in Africa at the beginning of the pandemic, and had its borders shut for the majority of 2020. Morocco has an understandably cautious stance on the new variant. The bulk of cases are so far contained to that area, but more positive tests are appearing across the world.
Morocco, whose economy relies heavily on. Just last week, omicron was listed as a variant of concern after scientists in South Africa detected a number of the new strain around the Johannesburg region. Morocco suspends all incoming flights over Omicron Government committee says decision taken because of quick spread of new variant ‘in Europe and Africa’. Other countries, like the United Kingdom, and the USA have chosen the route of selective travel bans for the countries showing the highest numbers of the new variant. Morocco’s restrictions are some of the strictest seen in the world. The move is the latest in a large number of preventative measures across the globe to counteract the spread of the new COVID-19 variant, recently named Omicron. All air travel to the North African country will cease for at least two weeks. – The Associated Press contributed to this report.The North African Country Will Stop All Flights For Two WeeksĪs of Monday morning, Morocco has suspended all incoming flights to the country. Nearly 66% of Moroccans and more than 69% of Americans have received at least one vaccine dose, according to the data. On Sunday, Oxford University’s Our World in Data project reported that so far, 54.1% of people worldwide have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine. > RELATED STORY: US to restrict travel from southern African countries Anthony Fauci, however, told “Weekend Today” on Saturday that he “would not be surprised” if omicron was already circulating here. Although the new variant has been detected in several European countries, Australia, Israel and Hong Kong, no cases have been reported in the U.S., according to the AP. The announcement came days after the United States said it would restrict travel from South Africa, where the “variant of concern” was discovered, as well as Botswana, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia and Lesotho, The New York Times previously reported. ⚠️Moroccan authorities have decided to suspend all direct flights to the Kingdom of Morocco, for a period of 2 weeks, starting from Monday, 29 November, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.- Moroccan Diplomacy 🇲🇦 November 28, 2021
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