- A state of health emergency may be declared in any region, prefecture, province or commune, or throughout the national territory if necessary, whenever the safety of people is threatened by an epidemic and the situation requires urgent measures to ensure their protection.

 - A state of health emergency is declared in case of necessity by decree, on the joint proposal of the two governmental authorities of the Interior and Health, which must specify the geographical context of its application, its duration as well as the related measures.

- Notwithstanding all the legislative and regulatory provisions in force during a health emergency, the public authorities may take the necessary measures by means of decrees, administrative decisions, circulars or statements, with the aim of promoting immediate intervention to counter any development of the epidemiological situation and mobilize all available means to preserve human life.

- Any person in an area affected by a state of health emergency is obliged to comply with the decisions of the public authorities.

- Any violation of the provisions of this decree law is punishable by imprisonment for one to three months and a fine of between 300 and 1,300 dirhams, or by one of the two penalties, without prejudice to the heavier penalty.

- The same penalty shall be imposed on anyone who, by violence, threats, fraud or coercion, obstructs the implementation of decisions taken by the public authorities in this regard.

- The text allows the government to take, in cases of absolute necessity, urgent exceptional measures of an economic, financial, social or environmental nature, capable of contributing directly to dealing with the negative impacts of the declared state of emergency.

- Decree law No. 2.20.292 will be published in the Official Gazette and presented to Parliament for adoption during its next session.