Morocco will impose a ban on people arriving from China, whatever their nationality, from third January to avert any new wave of coronavirus infections.
Several countries have imposed restrictions on travellers from China due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Thousands of tourists visit Morocco from China every year, usually travelling on flights that come via the Gulf.
In an abrupt change of policy, China this month began dismantling the world’s strictest COVID regime of lockdowns and extensive testing, putting its battered economy on course for a complete re-opening.
