The EU removed Morocco from a safe destination list for non-essential travel after coronavirus cases spiked in the North African country to over 30,000. Morocco was until August 7 part of the restricted number of 10 countries including Tunisia, Rwanda, Japan and New Zealand. The list serves as a guideline rather than a rule for the EU’s 27 members, with the idea that no EU country would open its borders to countries not on the list. On August 8, Morocco recorded the highest ever single day infections rise to 1,345 new cases, bringing the total number of infections to 32,007. The health ministry in its daily press conference urged citizens to strictly respect protective measures as the number of infections grew to 4 people per 100,000.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 09, 2020 13:41 UTC