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No more active cases of Covid-19 in Mauritius
Posted On: 05/14/2020 Posted By: ? 2016 Agence Afrique
Mauritius has not registered any new cases of Covid-19 for 17 days and no longer has patients with the virus, its government reported on Wednesday.
"Today is 17 days without a new case. Mauritius now has zero active cases, "said Minister of Health Kailesh Jagutpal in a televised speech.
Satisfied, he added that his country had won "the battle thanks to the cooperation of the people, who understood that the government had to take extreme measures, including complete containment, as well as the closing of supermarkets and borders".
However, the official warned that the war is "not yet won". "Let us remain vigilant," he urged. Some 220 passengers are still in quarantine.
On the island, 332 cases were recorded in total including 322 cures and 10 deaths. A total of 76,956 tests were carried out across this Indian Ocean archipelago of approximately 1.3 million people.
Regarding the measures still in progress, the confinement imposed on March 20, with a curfew, was extended until June 1. However, some activities should resume gradually from May 15.
The supermarkets which had been closed for 10 days had already resumed their activities. The population has been divided into three parts in alphabetical order and each group is allowed to run races two days a week.
No more active cases of Covid-19 in Mauritius
Posted On: 05/14/2020 Posted By: ? 2016 Agence Afrique
Mauritius has not registered any new cases of Covid-19 for 17 days and no longer has patients with the virus, its government reported on Wednesday.
"Today is 17 days without a new case. Mauritius now has zero active cases, "said Minister of Health Kailesh Jagutpal in a televised speech.
Satisfied, he added that his country had won "the battle thanks to the cooperation of the people, who understood that the government had to take extreme measures, including complete containment, as well as the closing of supermarkets and borders".
However, the official warned that the war is "not yet won". "Let us remain vigilant," he urged. Some 220 passengers are still in quarantine.
On the island, 332 cases were recorded in total including 322 cures and 10 deaths. A total of 76,956 tests were carried out across this Indian Ocean archipelago of approximately 1.3 million people.
Regarding the measures still in progress, the confinement imposed on March 20, with a curfew, was extended until June 1. However, some activities should resume gradually from May 15.
The supermarkets which had been closed for 10 days had already resumed their activities. The population has been divided into three parts in alphabetical order and each group is allowed to run races two days a week.
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