Moroccan authorities have decided lately to seal off some districts of the Northern city of Tangier following a surge of local positive cases of the coronavirus. The move comes to contain the spread of infections, said the interior ministry in a press release. Under the lockdown measures, the residents of the tangier zones with high number of infected people are not allowed to leave home unless they receive an authorization from local authorities to buy food, medicines or go to work. Regions and cities with high infection cases apply tougher anti-covid measures. In Morocco, the virus has so far infected over 15,745 people and killed 250, while more than 12,283 others recovered.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 13, 2020 11:26 UTC