Republic of Mauritius- Only one Covid-19 case registered in the last 24 hours

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GIS – 11 April, 2020: Only a single Covid-19 case was registered in the last 24 hours and as at date, Mauritius, has recorded 319 Covid-19 cases. While five new patients have recovered taking the total number to 28, active cases, presently, stand at 282. 


 At the daily press briefing of the National Communication Committee on the Covid-19, this evening, its spokesperson, Dr Zouberr Joomaye, through videoconference, provided detailed information about the situation in the country.

 

Latest updates are:

 

·         Three hundred tests were carried out today

 

·         One person is currently under artificial respiratory

 

·         A doctor and a number of healthcare personnel have been infected by the virus and are under treatment

 

·         Seven quarantine centres are still operational and 412 persons are under quarantine

 

·         The testing capacity has increased sevenfold from the initial 100 tests effected daily.  This trend is expected to grow over the days

 

·         A total of 7 700 tests has been conducted since the outbreak of the Covid-19

 

·         A large amount of medical equipment (two million masks and 100 000 protective visors) has arrived in Mauritius from China and there will be no lack of personal protective equipment to help contain the spread virus on the island.

 

·         Following the accreditation of private clinic’s laboratory to conduct Covid-19 testing, formalities to accredit the laboratory of a second private clinic are underway.

 

Additional information shared:

 

·        Members of the Police Force and healthcare workers will have access to supermarkets without having to abide by the alphabetical order rule imposed to the population

 

·         Government is currently working on a plan to support the most vulnerable this month and details will be communicated soon

 

·         A new plan in continuity to the Wage Assistant Scheme is being elaborated by the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development.

 

·         There is an adequate stock available for the Chloroquine drug for lupus patients 

 

·         As regards law and order, the authorities deplore that in some regions of Mauritius, people are not respecting the confinement protocol.  The Police is therefore taking remedial actions

 

·         All Mauritians are called upon to remain discipline, stay at home, and maintain social distancing

 

#ResOuLakaz     #BeSafeMoris

Government Information Service, Prime Minister’s Office, Level 6, New Government Centre, Port Louis, Mauritius. Email: gis@govmu.org  Website: http://gis.govmu.org  Mobile App: Search Gov

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