COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritius | |
---|---|
Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Mauritius |
First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
Index case | Camp de Masque Pavé |
Arrival date | 18 March 2020 (4 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 4 days ago) |
Confirmed cases | 328,167 [1] (updated 17 August 2024) |
Deaths | 1,073 [1] (updated 17 August 2024) |
Government website | |
www besafemoris |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Mauritius in March 2020. Since the first three cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, the Mauritian authorities have been conducting 'Contact tracing': people who have been in contact with infected patients have been placed under quarantine, including doctors, nurses and police officers. [2] [3] [4] No cases have been reported in Agaléga and St. Brandon. [5] Mauritius scored 100 in the Oxford University COVID-19 government response tracker. [6] [7] No new cases through local transmission has been detected in Mauritius since 26 April 2020, since then, all the new cases which were reported on the island were imported cases from passengers who were repatriated to Mauritius and were admitted to quarantine centers upon their arrival. [8] On 29 May 2020, the Mauritian government announced the end of lockdown as from 30 May 2020 at 00.00. However, some restrictions was still imposed on certain activities, in public spaces and public gatherings. [9] On 12 June 2020, the Prime Minister announced that the decision was taken to lift all business and activity lockdowns ordered earlier to cope with the COVID-19, as from Monday 15 June 2020. Consequently, beaches, markets, gyms, parks, Village Halls, Community Centres, cinema and other public places became accessible to the public but the wearing of masks and social distancing will still be compulsory. Schools resumed as from 1 July 2020. As at 12 June 2020, 10% of the population were already tested with a total of 142,889 tests: 32,257 PCR tests and 110,632 Rapid Tests. [10]
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019. [11] [12]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than that of SARS of 2003, [13] [14] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll. [15] [13]
Part of a series on the |
COVID-19 pandemic |
---|
|
COVID-19 portal |
In July, 1164 stranded citizens were due to be repatriated, subject to testing negative for COVID-19 prior to boarding the flight. The Prime Minister stated that the school calendar has been reviewed and the resumption of classes will be on 1 July 2020 instead of 1 August 2020 as previously announced. [10]
Modelling by WHO's Regional Office for Africa suggests that due to under-reporting, the true number of infections in 2020 was around 0.3 million while the true number of COVID-19 deaths in 2020 was around 140. [70]
Mass vaccination commenced on 26 January 2021, initially with 100,000 doses of AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine donated by India. [71] Beneficiaries are required to waive all claims for adverse events following immunisation. [72] [73]
Mauritius went back in lockdown on 10 March 2021 at 6am local time, initially until 25 March but subsequently extended until 30 April.
The first COVID-19 case on Rodrigues was confirmed on 10 October 2021. [74] No further cases were recorded on the island until the end of January 2022 when cases grew exponentially from a single case on 26 January to 710 on 31 January. [75]
The first two cases of the Omicron variant were reported on 10 December 2021. [76]
Modelling by WHO's Regional Office for Africa suggests that due to under-reporting, the true number of cases by the end of 2021 was around 0.6 million while the true number of COVID-19 deaths was around 871. [70]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Country/Region | Confirmed cases |
---|---|
Costa Luminosa | 6 |
France | 3 |
Seychelles | 1 |
Ethiopia | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 |
Total | 12 |
Since the outbreak of the virus in various countries around the world, the images of empty shelves of shops in Europe started to create panic among Mauritians. Some people started to buy food and medical products in excess. [152] [153]
On 6 April 2020, Mauritius became the first country to order the termination of all football leagues in the country for the 2019–2020 season. [181]
The COVID-19 pandemic in France has resulted in 38,997,490 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 168,091 deaths.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached Monaco on 29 February 2020. As of February 8, 2021, the infection rate is 1 case per 19 inhabitants and the death rate is 1 in 1,613. As of February 2022, a total of 9,053 people were affected by COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. As of 4 December 2022, a total of 71,027 vaccine doses have been administered.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Africa on 14 February 2020, with the first confirmed case announced in Egypt. The first confirmed case in sub-Saharan Africa was announced in Nigeria at the end of February 2020. Within three months, the virus had spread throughout the continent, as Lesotho, the last African sovereign state to have remained free of the virus, reported a case on 13 May 2020. By 26 May, it appeared that most African countries were experiencing community transmission, although testing capacity was limited. Most of the identified imported cases arrived from Europe and the United States rather than from China where the virus originated.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia was a part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was confirmed to have reached Tunisia on 2 March 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Ivory Coast was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached Ivory Coast in March 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Mali is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached Mali in March 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Madagascar is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. On 20 March 2020, the first case in Madagascar was confirmed in Antananarivo.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Chad was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached Chad in March 2020. As the third least developed nation in the world, according to the HDI in 2019, Chad has faced unique economic, social, and political challenges under the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the French overseas department and region of French Guiana. The first five cases were found on 4 March and the first death was announced on 20 April 2020. On 30 April, the territory was green listed, because the pandemic appeared to be under control except for Saint-Georges. In June, the virus started circulating all over the territory.
The COVID-19 pandemic in French Saint Martin was a part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin on 1 March 2020. The island is split in a Dutch and French part, with the main airport on the Dutch side and the major harbour on the French side. The first positive test was a French couple from Saint Martin who returned from France via Saint Barthélemy on 1 March 2020. They were screened and tested positive on the airport, but are counted on the French count. The island had a population of 35,334 in 2017.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Reunión was a part of the ongoing pandemic of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that was caused by the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and which was confirmed to have reached the French overseas department and region of Réunion on 11 March 2020. On 20 May 2020, the first death was announced.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the French overseas department and region of Mayotte on 10 March 2020. On 31 March, the first person died of COVID-19. In late April, the virus was out of control, and actively circulating on the island. On 16 August, Mayotte has been green listed.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Comoros on 30 April 2020, and by 4 May the first death was announced.
The COVID-19 pandemic spread to many military ships. The nature of these ships, which includes working with others in small enclosed areas and a lack of private quarters for the vast majority of crew, contributed to the rapid spread of the disease, even more so than on cruise ships.
In April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic reached the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and the Aeronaval Group of the Naval Action Force, its carrier battle group.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Wallis and Futuna is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna on 16 October 2020. As of 24 August 2021, there have been 454 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 7 deaths reported to WHO. The last reported confirmed case was reported in April 2021.
Africa's first confirmed case of COVID-19 was announced in Egypt on 14 February 2020. Many preventive measures have been implemented in different countries in Africa, including travel restrictions, flight cancellations, event cancellations, school closures, and border closures. Other measures to contain and limit the spread of the virus has included curfews, lockdowns, and enforcing the wearing of face masks. The virus has spread throughout the continent. Lesotho, the last African sovereign state to have remained free of the virus, reported a case on 13 May 2020.
The boroughs of Montreal, like the rest of Canada and the world, have been individually impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Africa on 14 February 2020, with the first confirmed case announced in Egypt. The first confirmed case in sub-Saharan Africa was announced in Nigeria at the end of February. Within three months, the virus had spread throughout the continent, as Lesotho, the last African sovereign state to have remained free of the virus, reported a case on 13 May. By 26 May, it appeared that most African countries were experiencing community transmission, although testing capacity was limited. Most of the identified imported cases arrived from Europe and the United States rather than from China where the virus originated. It is believed that there is widespread under-reporting in many African countries with less developed healthcare systems.