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Join on Telegram Rabat – Morocco has lifted COVID-19 travel restrictions on Chinese travelers, the Moroccan embassy in China has announced.
The Moroccan embassy confirmed the news today, stressing that the measure took place starting April 5.
“Since Wednesday, 5th April 2023, restrictions to accessing the Kingdom of Morocco territory were lifted for all travelers from the People’s Republic of China,” wrote the embassy in a tweet.
Morocco announced a ban on travelers coming from China following the “alarming” spike in COVID-19 cases on December 31.
The travel restrictions entered into force on January 3, 2023.
In January, the chief epidemiologist of China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced a wave of epidemics that infected 80% of the country’s population.
The Moroccan Foreign Affairs Ministry stressed that its decision does not “in any way” affect the “strong friendship ties” between the two countries, emphasizing that the measure is part of its action to tackle the epidemiological situation in the North African country.
Several countries made similar decisions, including the US, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and Australia.
In March, the US and Australia lifted the restrictions on Chinese travelers.
Morocco is among the countries that saw a significant decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases.
In its latest weekly COVID-19 update, the Ministry of Health reported 57 COVID-19 cases and zero deaths.
The total number of active COVID-19 cases in the country stood at 62 cases as of March 31.
