COVID-19 - Morocco Master Thread

[TheWarden]

As I understand it, if you are from a List B country you need to spend 10 days in a List A country to be able to travel under list A rules.

Given how quickly things can change if I was travelling out I would just get a PCR done to be safe, its cheaper than losing your flight or ferry ticket

[Tim Cullis]

As from today the NHS Covid Travel Pass now includes details of booster jabs (this could otherwise have been a problem when in countries that demand booster verification).

From the beginning of November it connects to the EU travel pass gateway and details of UK vaccinations can be interchanged with apps of other countries enabling a seamless checking of status. I believe from comments by TheWarden that this already works with The French app? Not sure about Morocco.

[Toyark]

Originally Posted by Tim Cullis

As from today the NHS Covid Travel Pass now includes details of booster jabs

Just checked my UK NHS app- Booster now showing with QR code in the correct place.

Originally Posted by Tim Cullis

I believe from comments by TheWarden that this already works with The French app?

Just checked and I was able to scan my UK booster QR into the TousAntiCovid French app- usual shower of electronic confetti confirms OK and now visible.

As for Morocco- no idea

[Chris Scott]

As it is now buried 7 pages and 3 months ago, here again is the official link to the list of regional clinics to get a PCR test which has lately become a requirement to more of us when leaving Morocco by ferry or plane.

https://www.liqahcorona.ma/fr

Can anyone confirm how quickly results are delivered?

[bikebabe26]

Mark from Overlanding West Africa & Morocco has posted an excellent summary of all things Morocco based today

[Tim Cullis]

The honeymoon couldn't last.

Yet more falling numbers on the vaccination front and now the average daily case numbers have climbed for the last three days by a total of 10%. It's too early to call for definite but this reverse in decline is normally the harbinger for a fresh wave.

On the positive side, if this is a new wave, the country is starting from a very low level of infection.

[levelo]

Originally Posted by Chris Scott

As it is now buried 7 pages and 3 months ago, here again is the official link to the list of regional clinics to get a PCR test which has lately become a requirement to more of us when leaving Morocco by ferry or plane.
https://www.liqahcorona.ma/fr

Are PCR tests still required when leaving Morocco ?
I was under the impression that this requirement was lifted a while back-- when tourists needed a vax certificate to enter the country.

I am still in the country.
Away from the usual tourists towns ( Essaouira & Marrakesh ) there are virtually no foreigners. People are not wearing masks, even in crowded markets or shared taxis. I have been asked for my Covid certificate only once at an empty museum :-). Lots of businesses closed, or struggling to survive.

[Chris Scott]

Are PCR tests still required when leaving Morocco ?

Departure PCRs are back on, as they were for ages, apart from a brief spell in October (for UK nationals, at least).

[Chris Scott]

I dare say there are 100s around the country, but if you’re renting a vehicle from one of the agencies in Gueliz, Marrakech and/or flying out of RAK, the nearest clinic to get a PCR done around here is
Labo Gueliz
31.63276, -8.01646

Near the train station on the main Bvd Abdelkarim el Khatabbi (same road as Loc2roues) which leads north to the A3 for Casa, or south to the airport and the Tizi n Test.

It’s open for walk-ins 7 days a week from 7am.
Will confirm 500dh price and all the rest later.

[But after seeing Tim's posted below it looks like I may have got carried away with my testing regime.
It seems no PCR needed to get on a France-bound GNV ferry, assuming it actually leaves on Saturday after the latest sudden shift in goalposts].

But for Genoa, GNV says:
The Covid test (PCR or rapid) with a negative result obtained within the 72 hours prior to entry into Italy is mandatory for all passengers arriving in Italy from Morocco. Kids under 6 years are exempt

[levelo]

Originally Posted by Chris Scott

Departure PCRs are back on, as they were for ages, apart from a brief spell in October (for UK nationals, at least).

It doesn't appear to be the case for French nationals.
I just checked again on the Ministère des Affaires Etrangères' website.
Transavia, the airline I am flying, hasn't warned me either.
Odd.
Is there an official list of nationalities for which tests are mandatory published by the Moroccan government ?

[Tim Cullis]

Originally Posted by levelo

Are PCR tests still required when leaving Morocco?

Are you asking what is needed by the Moroccan authorities in order to leave the country? If this is the case, foreigners whether resident in Morocco or abroad don't need any authorisation.

[TheWarden]

SoE extended until the 31st December

[TheWarden]

Breaking news flight between Morocco and France suspended fro 23:59 Friday 26th November.

No news on ferries yet.

https://medias24.com/2021/11/25/le-m...vec-la-france/

[Chris Scott]

No news on ferries yet.

If they do ditch them too, hopefully my Saturday TanMed–Sete will divert to Barcelona.
It's near enough.

[levelo]

Originally Posted by TheWarden

Breaking news flight between Morocco and France suspended fro 23:59 Friday 26th November.

No news on ferries yet.

https://medias24.com/2021/11/25/le-m...vec-la-france/

Yes...
This is all so very sudden, Moroccan style
My direct flight to France on Transavia was -- and still is, I just checked on their website-- scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
No emails nor text messages from them. Yet.
This airline mostly flies between France, Morocco, Spain and The Netherlands ( it is owned by Air France-KLM ).
I am hoping the company somehow reroutes its planes.