Morocco declares a health emergency until 20 April
Morocco extends the state of emergency until April 20 and enacts laws against violators of the quarantine rule
The Moroccan government announced Sunday evening that the state of health emergency, which Morocco approved on Friday to curb the spread of the Corona virus or Covid 19, will extend until April 20.
a press release by the Presidency of the govt explained that "the draft of this decree, which falls within the framework of urgent preventive measures taken by the general public authorities so as to scale back the outbreak of the Corona Virus pandemic -" Covid 19 ″, aims to announce a state of health emergency altogether the national territory starting on March 20 2020 at six within the evening until April 20, 2020 at six within the evening. "
The statement said that whoever violates this decision are going to be punished with imprisonment for a period of 1 to 3 months and a fine ranging between 300 and 1,300 dirhams (about $ 140) or one among these two penalties.
The statement added that these measures aim to enable the authorities to require the required measures so as for people to stick to their homes and not leave them except within the case of utmost necessity and stop any gathering.
the amount of corona cases in Morocco as of Sunday evening was 115, while the amount of deaths was four, and three cases were treated.
Morocco has taken measures to curb the spread of the virus, along side a health emergency, because it closed its airspace to foreign and domestic flights, disrupted schools and suspended all activities.
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