Mauritius
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 02:43:56 GMTCovid-19 - Kailesh Jagutpal's contradictions
[L'Express] With the government's vaccination programme against Covid-19 underway, in the midst of a second lockdown since the pandemic hit Mauritius last year, a number of contradictions seem to be cropping up in the health minister Kailesh Jagutpal...
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 00:08:07 GMTControversy - Soodhun's curious diplomacy with the Saudi Kingdom
[L'Express] The foreign ministry is in the eye of a new storm: the diplomatic status of Showkutally Soodhun. The confusion stems from the fact that earlier this week, foreign minister Alan Ganoo told parliament, in response to questions about Soodhun...
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:58:50 GMTCovid-19 - Souillac Hospital Temporarily Closed Following Positive Cases
[Government of Mauritius] The Souillac Hospital is temporarily closed to the public following the detection of positive COVID-19 cases and necessary measures are being undertaken so as to sanitise and clean the hospital. In the meantime, essential se...
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 16:55:30 GMTCovid-19 - Health Minister Appeals to Population for Collaboration With Concerned Authorities
[Government of Mauritius] It is mandatory for every citizen who believes he/she has been in contact with a COVID-19 infected person, or who presents symptoms of COVID-19, to get in touch with the Ministry of Health and Wellness through the hotline 89...
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:52:53 GMTCovid-19 - Mauritius to Receive Some 1,25 Million Doses of Sputnik V Vaccine From Russia
[Government of Mauritius] The Russian Direct Investment Fund informed the Ministry of Health and Wellness that the Russian Government is willing to supply some 1,25 million doses of the Sputnik vaccine, produced by the Gamaleya National Centre of Epi...
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:52:53 GMTPrime Minister Indicates That 7,435 Work Access Permits Applications Already Issued
[Government of Mauritius] The Mauritius Police Force has approved 7,435 applications and Work Access Permits (WAPs) were issued to 187,619 persons as at 22 March 2021 following the detection of new local cases of COVID-19 since 10 March 2021.
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:52:53 GMTCovid-19 - PM Announces Re-Opening of Additional Economic Activities As From 31 March 2021
[Government of Mauritius] Government is working towards the re-opening of additional economic activities as from 31 March 2021, announced the Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, during a televised message to the nation, this evening.
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:52:52 GMTCovid-19 - Some 400 000 Doses of Vaccines Procured From India
[Government of Mauritius] Government has received a donation of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from the Government of India and has procured 100,000 doses of the same vaccine from the Serum Institute of India. Moreover, on 19 March 2021, 200,000...
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:52:51 GMTMediclinics and Cab Will Not Be Used As Vaccination Centres, States Health Minister
[Government of Mauritius] Mediclinics and Citizen Advice Bureaus will not be used for the vaccination programme due to their limited spaces, stated the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, in reply to a Parliamentary Question, today,...
Sun, 21 Mar 2021 20:23:29 GMTCovid-19 - Mauritius Pursues Its National Vaccination Campaign With Covaxin
[Government of Mauritius] Some 100,000 persons are to be administered with the COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN, as from tomorrow, in the National Vaccination campaign against COVID-19. They will receive its second dose will be given 28 days apart.
Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:33:39 GMTMinister Ganoo Effects Site Visit At NTC Depot of Bonne Terre
[Government of Mauritius] The Minister of Land Transport and Light Rail, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Alan Ganoo, effected a site visit, today, at the National Transport Corporation (NTC) depot of Bonn...
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 08:56:07 GMTMauritius Receives 200 000 Doses of Covaxin Vaccine From Government of India
[Government of Mauritius] The handing over of the vaccines was done in the presence of the Minister of Land Transport and Light Rail, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Alan Ganoo, the Minister of Health and...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:01:49 GMTCovid-19 - Government Aims for 'Herd Immunity' Through Mass Vaccination Campaign
[Government of Mauritius] The objective of Government is to vaccinate at least 60% of the population so as to achieve 'herd immunity' and in that context, much efforts are being deployed to bring vaccines in the country so that a maximum number of pe...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:03:57 GMTVaccination Against The Covid-19 Extended To The Diplomatic Corps
[Government of Mauritius] A vaccination session against the COVID-19 for the diplomatic corps based in Mauritius, Honorary Consuls/Honorary Consuls General, as well as the diplomatic staff of Foreign Missions, kicked off this morning in Port-Louis. T...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:38:39 GMTDr Sunil Gunness - "A dose of one vaccine and a booster of a different one CAN even be better than two doses of the same vaccine."
[L'Express] Talk about AstraZeneca or any other vaccine and you will get a string of different reactions, some of which are emotional, others rational and based on what is going on in the rest of the world and a few reflect a deep mistrust of big pha...
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:00:00 GMTConsumer Affairs Unit Closely Monitoring Practices of Traders
[Government of Mauritius] The officers of the Consumer Affairs Unit (CAU) which operates under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Consumer Protection, have carried out a series of crackdown operations in some 638 retail shops and supermarkets ...
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:11:49 GMTDeadlock at Indian Ocean Tuna Commission means decision on fish resources sustainability delayed
[L'Express] The 30 member-states of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) were meeting in a special session in the backdrop of alarm over plummeting yellowfin tuna stocks in the Indian Ocean, with conservation groups warning of stock collapse, and ...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:27:14 GMTGrounded Chinese Fishing Vessel Removed From Reef
[Government of Mauritius] The Chinese-flagged fishing trawler, Lu Rong Yuan Yu 588, which ran aground off Mauritius northwest coast at Pointe-aux-Sables on 7 March 2021, was towed to the port of Port Louis, following the completion of the removal of ...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:27:13 GMTCovid-19 - Minister Padyachy Announces the Re-Introduction of Financial Assistance Schemes
[Government of Mauritius] The re-introduction of the financial assistance schemes was announced, this afternoon, by the Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Dr Renganaden Padayachy in a televised address to the nation from his Mini...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:27:13 GMTCovid-19 - Population Urged to Act Responsibly to Avoid Large-Scale Transmission
[Government of Mauritius] Minister Jagutpal announced that the number of local positive cases of COVID-19 as at 16 00 hours today has reached 127. He gave further details about the contact tracing exercise and underlined that results are obtained at ...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:27:12 GMTCovid-19 - Constituencies 15, 16 and 17 in Total Lockdown As Local Cases Soar Reach 52
[Government of Mauritius] In the wake of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, which now stands at 52, the Government has stepped up a protective plan to curb the propagation of the virus. The Constituencies 15, 16 and 17 will thus be locked down ...
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:38:28 GMTCovid-19 - Vpm Dookun-Luchoomun Announces New Dates for Exams
[Government of Mauritius] The Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, announced that new dates have been finalised for students to take part in their final exams. A stri...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:27:15 GMTCovid-19 - Mauritius in National Lockdown As From 10 March 2021, Announces PM
[Government of Mauritius] The Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, has announced, this evening, during a televised address to the nation, that a lockdown will be implemented as from 10 March 2021 at six am till 25 March 2021, following an incre...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:27:14 GMTCovid-19 - New Vaccination Programme Tagetting Staff From the Public and Private Sectors Put in Place
[Government of Mauritius] A new Vaccination Programme has been put in place and will be effective as from tomorrow till the end of March 2021. Some 14 Vaccination Centres and private clinics apart from hospitals and Area Health Centres will welcome o...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:27:14 GMTThree Clusters of Covid-19 Propagation Identified in the Red Zone
[Government of Mauritius] Three clusters have been identified as possible transmission chains for the propagation of COVID-19 out of the 11,649 tests conducted as at date representing a percentage contamination rate of 0.84%. Out of these, 99 persons...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:27:14 GMTCovid-19 - Updates and Measures Following 16 New Cases
[Government of Mauritius] Government is implementing a number of measures following the national lockdown in force since this morning and with the detection of 16 new COVID-19 cases registered today bringing total to 31.
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:27:14 GMTThe Population's Health Is the Main Priority, States Prime Minister
[Government of Mauritius] The country's economy, with the current second lockdown situation, will be deeply affected but nonetheless, the health and wellness of the population remains Government's top priority, stated the Prime Minister, Mr Pravind K...
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 16:56:03 GMTNew Covid-19 Vaccination Programme Targetting Staff from the Public and Private Sectors
[Government of Mauritius] Port Louis -- A new Vaccination Programme has been put in place and will be effective as from tomorrow till the end of March 2021.
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:30:51 GMTPopulation’s Health is Main Priority, Prime Minister Says in National Day Address
[Government of Mauritius] Port Louis -- The country's economy, with the current second lockdown situation, will be deeply affected but nonetheless, the health and wellness of the population remains Government's top priority, stated the Prime Minister...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:49:40 GMTGovernment Announces Stepped-Up Measures to Curb Spread of Covid-19
[Government of Mauritius] Port Louis -- In the wake of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, which now stands at 52, the Government has stepped up a protective plan to curb the propagation of the virus. The Constituencies 15, 16 and 17 will thus b...