{"id":773,"date":"2021-05-26T12:29:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T12:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/?p=773"},"modified":"2021-05-26T12:29:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T12:29:33","slug":"mauritius-extends-covid-19-lockdown-until-april-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/mauritius-extends-covid-19-lockdown-until-april-30","title":{"rendered":"Mauritius extends COVID-19 lockdown until April 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mauritius has extended the lockdown period till April 30, despite the re-opening of additional economic activities from Thursday, the attorney general has announced.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian Ocean island of 1.4 million people first went into a two-week lockdown on March 10, which was extended on March 25.<\/p>\n<p>In a televised press briefing in the capital Port Louis, Maneesh Gobin said only some specific economic activities will be allowed to operate under strict sanitary conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Temporary Restriction of Movement Order, there is a ban on gatherings while wearing a face mask in public is mandatory.<\/p>\n<p>Places still closed include cinemas, leisure parks, gaming houses, casinos, sports complexes, and wedding halls.<\/p>\n<p>Mauritius has confirmed 12 COVID-19-related deaths and 1,028 infections, according to the US-based John Hopkins University.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority, more than 117,000 people have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose since Mauritius started its immunization drive on Jan. 26.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors holding the premium visa as well as residents holding a work permit, residence permit or occupational permit are eligible to receive their vaccinations free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>Mauritius is using the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mauritius has extended the lockdown period till April 30, despite the re-opening of additional economic activities from Thursday, the attorney general has announced. 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