Repatriation of Moroccans stranded abroad to stop Dec. 23, as Omicron continues to spread

Repatriation of Moroccans stranded abroad to stop Dec. 23, as Omicron continues to spread
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Wednesday 15 December 2021 - 18:29

Moroccan authorities announced on Wednesday that the repatriation of Moroccans stranded abroad will end on December 23, amid a surge of the Omicron Covid-19 variant.

The decision came after the new variant has shown a rapid spread across the world, according to a statement by the interministerial committee on COVID.

Morocco has detected today the first Omicron case in a woman from Casablanca, currently, under supervision in a hospital in Casablanca in accordance with the approved health protocol, according to the Health Ministry.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Omicron is a highly transmissible virus of concern, adding with at least 23 countries from five of six World Health Organization regions reporting cases of the new variant, and the number is expected to grow.

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