National confinement declared from 10 march to 25 march 2021

ALL FLIGHTS TO MAURITIUS SUSPENDED 

Tuesday, March 9, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced that the country will be in total lockdown from 6 a.m. Wednesday, March 10 until March 25. International and domestic inbound and outbound passenger flights have been suspended until 25 March 2021. Cargo flights will continue.

https://mauritiusnow.com/covid-safe-travel-in-mauritius/

https://www.mymauritius.travel/mauritius-travel-alerts

beSafeMoris – Raising awareness for a safer Mauritius

TEMPORARY CONFINEMENT DUE TO COVID-19

(A)     Complete Confinement on 10 March 2021

• No activity and the population in the Island of Mauritius to remain indoors.
• Essential services that will operate on 10 March 2021 :

(a)                Health services.

(b)                Fire services.

(c)                Police services.

(d)                Petrol facilities.

(e)                Security services.

(f)                  Pharmacy services.

(g)                Retail distribution chain.

• Activities not authorised/ Access not granted :

(a)                Transport services.

(b)                Public places including beaches.

(c)                Markets, cinema, discotheque, gymnasium and hairdressing salons.

(d)                Cultural and sports activities.

(e)                No public gathering (religious or socio-cultural).

(f)                  Commercial centres, shopping malls, shops, meat shops, food courts, restaurants.

(g)                Banks.

• Restriction on the number of persons attending marriages and funerals.
• The COVID vaccination exercise will not be held.  A new calendar is being worked out.

(B)     Thursday 11 March to Thursday 25 March 2021

• Services that will operate but access will be in alphabetical order :

i)                    Supermarkets

ii)                   Shops

iii)                 Bakeries

iv)                 Superettes

v)                   Banks

vi)                 Meat shops.

• Alphabetical order will be as follows –

(1)                A – F  :  Monday and Thursday

(2)                G – N  :  Tuesday and Friday

(3)                O – Z  :  Wednesday and Saturday

• The above services will be closed on Sunday.

• PSAC Examinations will be postponed to a later date.
• Cambridge International Examinations will be held as scheduled.
• Activities not authorised/ Access not granted :

(a)                Transport services.

(b)                Public places including beaches.

(c)                 Markets, cinema, discotheque, gymnasium and hairdressing salons.

(d)                Cultural and sports activities.

(e)                No public gathering (religious and socio-cultural).

(f)                  Commercial centres, shopping malls, food courts, restaurants.

• Restriction on the number of persons attending marriages and funerals.