Morocco reopened its borders on Monday, lifting a two-month ban on passenger flights entering the kingdom due to the spread of Covid-19. It hopes to save a tourist season devastated by the health crisis.
The country banned international flights and ferry services in November amid the emergence of the highly contagious Omicron variant.
Only people with special exemptions were allowed to enter, delivering a severe blow to the tourism industry.
The resumption of air links on 7 February – overshadowed by the tragic death of five-year-old Rayan who fell into a well in the north of the country and who will be buried on Monday – is accompanied by a number of restrictions.
Travellers arriving in Morocco are required to present a vaccination pass and a negative PCR test taken less than 48 hours before boarding the plane.
On arrival at airports, passengers will have to undergo rapid antigenic tests, and “random” PCR tests will also be carried out on groups of passengers, according to a…
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