Adopting the distance education formula .. And the night movement ban

Morocco: Closing Casablanca ports and educational institutions to stop the spread of Corona

A force belonging to the Moroccan Ministry of Interior in a neighborhood of Rabat to impose compliance with the closure procedures.

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The Moroccan authorities decided to close all educational institutions in Casablanca, yesterday, on the day of the resumption of the school year, and took a series of measures, including closing the ports of the economic capital of Morocco, and a night curfew, to counter the spread of the new Corona virus.

These measures, which were announced in a communiqué issued the day before yesterday, will be applied over a period of two weeks, with "subjecting the epidemiological situation in the city to accurate and continuous evaluation to take the appropriate decision regarding them" in Casablanca, which has a population of 3.3 million people.

Moroccan Minister of Health, Khaled Ait El-Taleb, said, as quoted by the official Moroccan News Agency, "We are facing the risk of an exacerbation of the epidemiological situation, so it is necessary to take strict measures and measures in order to remedy the situation, otherwise matters may get out of control."

While many epidemiologists express their concern about the absorptive capacity of the public health sector in the face of the Corona crisis and the additional risks that could arise from the opening of schools, it was finally decided yesterday to close all educational institutions in Casablanca.

The government report referred to “a number of determinants” to encircle the spread of the new Corona virus, including “closing all labor outlets in Casablanca, subjecting movement to and from Casablanca to an exceptional travel permit issued by the local authorities, closing all educational institutions, from primary, preparatory, secondary, and university levels, and approving Distance education formula.

The government statement added that it was also decided to "close cafes and shops from eight in the evening, and restaurants from nine o'clock, and to endorse the night movement ban from ten at night to five in the morning."

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