Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Morocco to ban flights to and from UK over rising Covid rates
Suspension will take effect from 11.59pm on Wednesday and will last until further notice
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Morocco is banning flights to and from the UK because of rising coronavirus case rates. Airlines cancelled several flights between the countries on Wednesday before the suspension comes into effect at 11.59pm.
Latest figures from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control show the north African country’s weekly rate of reported coronavirus cases on 14 October stood at 10.4 per 100,000 people. The UK’s comparable rate is 445.5. Continue reading...