State of Health Emergency Extended Until August 10, 2021 (Govt. Council)

The government Council, held Thursday in Rabat, has decided to extend the state of health emergency across the national territory until August 10, 2021, as part of efforts aimed at curbing the spread of the pandemic of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).

Presented by the Minister of the Interior, this draft decree aims to extend the effective date of the state of health emergency throughout the national territory from July 10, 2021 at 6 p.m. to August 10, 2021 at 6 p.m., said a statement issued after the Council.

It is part of the government’s concern to continue to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of measures and provisions taken to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the same source.