Morocco becomes first country to ban China arrivals

Morocco has banned all arrivals from China, becoming the first African country to introduce restrictions amid growing alarm over a Covid-19 surge in China. The decision comes close on the heels of Canada and Australia mandating preflight Covid-19 tests for travelers from China, including Hong Kong and Macau. The United States, Britain, Israel, Spain, France, Japan, South Korea, and India had already taken similar measures. But Morocco is the first nation to impose an outright ban. Anyone arriving from China would be denied entry from January 3, the Moroccan foreign ministry said