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Rabat – The French government has moved Morocco to the “red list” amid a surge in COVID-19 cases affecting the country.
France also added Algeria to the list, classifying that the two countries are among those “where the virus is spreading quite actively with variants of concern.”
The new measure will take effect on August 21.
French news outlet BFMTV said the decree to add both countries in France’s red list will be published in the official gazette of the French Republic and will be implemented on August 21.
Initially, both Algeria and Morocco were on the amber list.
The Red list includes other countries from North Africa, including Tunisia.
Placing Morocco under the red list indicates that non-vaccinated people from the country will no longer be able to enter France, except for compelling reasons. Travelers from this category must also present a negative test and carry out a 10-day isolation upon their arrival in France.
The compelling reason must be substantiated by documented evidence and a negative PCR or antigen test that is less than 48-hours old.
Vaccinated arrivals will have to present a vaccination passport upon arrival.
Morocco has been recording a remarkable increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The country reports over 9,000 COVID-19 cases and 100 deaths per day.
The situation generated concern among health professionals, some of whom projected even more troubling statistics.
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To date, Morocco recorded over 782,097 cases as of August 18. The number includes a total of 688,902 recoveries, and 11, 345 deaths.
As for Algeria, a number of countries have listed the situation in the North African country as unknown, recommending travelers to not visit.
The State Department travel advisory website is recommending its citizens to refrain from traveling to Algeria due to the surging COVID-19 cases in the North African region. The advisory travel for Algeria also urged citizens to increase caution in the country due to “terrorism” threats.
