In a press conference on Friday afternoon, Kailesh Jagutpal announced that a third positive case has been detected in Rodrigues. It is once again a passenger. All three people are fully vaccinated and asymptomatic. They are under quarantine.
Kailesh Jagutpal also announced that new regulations will be gazetted soon. They concern the wearing of masks, which will no longer be mandatory in a number of places and for certain activities. For example, sports activities within four walls or outside. In gyms, he added, the mask will not be compulsory but the place must be sufficiently ventilated and there must be enough space to keep the physical distance.
The Minister of Health also announced that 227 passengers are currently under quarantine in Mauritius. He stressed that more than 65% of the population has been vaccinated. As for the under-18s, 22,658 students have received their first dose of a vaccine. In addition, 11,723 people have received the booster dose. In Rodrigues, the vaccination rate reached 55.1% for the second dose.
Five patients are on life support. 4 of them are not vaccinated. 16 patients need oxygen. During the week, 20 deaths related to Covid-19 were recorded.
hello,
i just will come back to mauritius again after 3 weeks already, spent my holidays in quarantine in mru.
if i come back from KENIA just for TRANSIT in mauritius to europe , i need to go IN quarantine again ???