Pan-African lender Ecobank optimistic about second half, CEO says
Morocco to ban arrivals from China over COVID surge
3:45 CAT | 01 Jan 2023
FILE - Tourists wait to be repatriated to their countries as Morocco suspends flights to European countries over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fears, at Marrakech airport, Morocco, March 15, 2020.[File photo: Reuters/Youssef Boudlal]
Morocco will impose a ban on people arriving from China, whatever their nationality, from January 3 to avert any new wave of coronavirus infections, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Several countries have imposed restrictions on travellers from China due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Thousands of tourists visit Morocco from China every year, usually travelling on flights that come via the Gulf.
In an abrupt change of policy, China this month began dismantling the world’s strictest COVID regime of lockdowns and extensive testing, putting its battered economy on course for a complete re-opening next year.
But the lifting of restrictions has led to COVID spreading largely unchecked and likely infecting millions of people a day there, according to some international health experts.
READ: Covid mutation risk drives rush to test travellers from China
Source: Reuters
Show comments
Also read
Leave a Reply
Be the First to Comment!
You must be logged in to post a comment.
You must be logged in to post a comment.