Rabat – Morocco’s government has not yet decided on the reopening of the country’s borders, which have been closed since November 29.
Moroccan government Spokesperson Mustapha Baitass said the government continues to discuss whether to reopen the borders.
He said that no decision has been taken, though the topic is being debated.
The spokesperson emphasized that pending data on the epidemiological situation will allow the government to decide whether to open the borders or not.
“We are studying all ramifications, including social and economic ones before making a decision,” Baitass said.
He indicated that the North African country will likely make a decision on the matter in the next two days.
Morocco has suspended flights to and from Morocco since November 29, 2021. The decision came after large outbreaks of the Omicron variant in several countries.
Amid a lack of data regarding the new variant, the government decided to close borders and then extended the measure in December for one more month until January 31.
The decision received backlash from citizens stranded abroad and people blocked in Morocco.
Despite announcing special flights to repatriate stranded people in Morocco, the government received criticism, particularly from tourism professionals.
A group of tourism professionals and travel agencies organized a sit-in on January 26 in Marrakech regarding borders closure.
The organizers of the group condemned the lack of a clear “vision adopted by the government” and “[lack of] convincing answer to the question of the reopening of borders.”
