Mauritius reports first three cases of COVID-19, closes borders
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Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth confirmed the country’s first three cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday evening during an urgent press briefing.
Jugnauth said that two of the infected people were on a cruise ship and the third had returned from Britain, adding that all three now remain in quarantine at a hospital in Souillac.
“We are in a state of emergency,” the prime minister said.
Jugnauth also said that all travelers, regardless of whether they are Mauritians or foreigners, will be prohibited from entering Mauritian territory for the next 14 days.
