Republic of Mauritius- Covid-19 testing for over 40 000 frontliners completed

GIS – 08 May, 2020: Twelve days after the launch of the mass
testing programme, 43 070 of frontliners have been screened through the Rapid
Antigen Tests.  Mauritius, currently, has
only two active Covid-19 cases and no new case has been recorded in the past 24
hours.

The figures were released
through a press communiqué issued, this evening, by the Ministry of Health and
Wellness.

Since the outbreak of the
infection in the country, 65 625 tests have been carried out including 22 555
PCR tests. Mauritius has registered a total of 332 positive cases and ten
Covid-19 related death.

At date 100 passengers are
under quarantine and a total of 320 patients have been successfully treated.

#ResOuLakaz     #BeSafeMoris

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