THE COVID-19 (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2020 AND THE QUARANTINE ACT 2020:
A LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME TO COMBAT THE PANDEMIC
Shortly after the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Mauritius, the Prime Minister announced that the country would be in confinement as from 20 March 2020. We are still in a state of sanitary curfew until 01 June 2020 although certain activities have been allowed to re-open since 15 May 2020.
The fallout from COVID-19 having reached our shores has led to heightened concerns about public health and protection of the population from a second wave of infections, as well as a damaged economy in need of a relaunch.
The COVID-19 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (the ‘COVID-19 Act’) and the Quarantine Act 2020 (the ‘New Quarantine Act’) which have been passed on 15 May 2020 in the National Assembly seek to lay the foundations for re-opening of the country within appropriate public health parameters. The President of the Republic has assented to the COVID-19 Act and the New Quarantine Act, and they have been published in the Government Gazette on 16 May 2020.
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Thanking you
The AXIS Team
This is a joint publication of Axis Fiduciary Ltd and BLC Robert & Associates
