RABAT, Dec 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Morocco banned all New Year’s Eve celebrations as part of measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a statement by the Moroccan government, the ban also includes parties and special events organized in hotels, restaurants and tourist establishments.
A night curfew on New Year’s Eve will be implemented from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m., the statement added.
The decision aims to strengthen the preventive measures necessary to curb the spread of the COVID-19, it said.
Meanwhile, the Moroccan Ministry of Health reported 102 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 952,916.
Morocco has launched a vaccination campaign since Jan 28 after the arrival of the first shipment of China’s Sinopharm vaccines. As of Monday, the total number of people fully vaccinated in Morocco reached 22,843,009, representing more than 70 percent of the target population. — NNN-XINHUA