Military vehicles are seen in Rabat, Morocco, on March 21, 2020. Morocco has announced a public health emergency and restricted movements, which came into effect starting from 6 p.m. (1700 GMT) on Friday until further notice. Citizens could only leave their homes if they are provided with a special authorization from local authorities. (Photo by Chadi/Xinhua)

RABAT, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Morocco decided Saturday to ban private and public means of transport between cities, starting from midnight, as the number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 96 so far.

According to a statement by the Interior Ministry, this ban does not include travels for health and professional reasons proven by documents issued by administrations.

Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc said in a separate statement it has suspended all its domestic flights until further notice.

Morocco has announced a public health emergency and restricted movements, which came into effect starting from 6 p.m. (1700 GMT) on Friday until further notice.

Morocco has closed all its land and sea borders, and suspended all international passenger flights from March 15.