19 March 2020 – Mauritius announces 2-week lockdown and closure of businesses

Type of Intervention: Executive Order
Sectors Involved: Civil Defence
Intervention Categories: Social and physical distancing measures; Domestic travel; Surveillance and response measures; Detecting and isolating cases
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Prime Minister

Overview: Mauritius to go in two-week lockdown as from 20 March 2020 for two weeks
Full details here: http://www.govmu.org/English/News/Pages/Covid-19-Mauritius-to-go-in-two-week-lockdown-as-from-tomorrow.aspx

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Type of Justification: Considered a necessary escalation of current measures
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government
Evidence/Justification: First 3 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Mauritius on 19 March 2020