The Council adopted the draft decree extending the state of health emergency throughout the national territory from Thursday, September 10 at 6 p.m. to Saturday, October 10 at 6 p.m. Since it was first declared on March 19 in Morocco, the state of health emergency was extended five times over the course of six months. The extension comes a few days after Morocco witnessed a record daily increase in COVID-19 cases. The country has been regularly confirming over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases every day for several weeks. As of September 8 at 6 p.m., Morocco has confirmed a total of 75,721 COVID-19 cases, the third-highest number in Africa and the 42nd worldwide.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 09, 2020 17:48 UTC