Morocco suspends intercity transportation
Xinhua | Updated: 2020-03-22 08:54
RABAT - Morocco decided Saturday to ban private and public means of transport between cities, starting from midnight, as the number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 96 so far.
According to a statement by the Interior Ministry, this ban does not include travels for health and professional reasons proven by documents issued by administrations.
Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc said in a separate statement it has suspended all its domestic flights until further notice.
Morocco has announced a public health emergency and restricted movements, which came into effect starting from 6 pm (1700 GMT) on Friday until further notice.
Morocco has closed all its land and sea borders, and suspended all international passenger flights from March 15.
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