Application: The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Mauritius

Mauritius reported its first case of COVID-19 in March 2020 but has thrice been swept by the waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a whopping over 240,000 confirmed cases and over 1,000 death tolls, as of August 2022, the Mauritian population has now learned to manage and bear the consequences of COVID-19. Indeed, the situation was worrisome in 2020 when the COVID-19 infection and death cases were peaking, and Mauritius, due to a lack of adequate advanced health equipment and personnel, witnessed an unprecedented social and economic crisis. But hats off to the timely strict sanitary measures in terms of national lockdown, safe shopping guidelines, mandatory face covering in public places, and minimal public gathering, followed by COVID-19-related legislations like the Quarantine Bill and COVID-19 Miscellaneous Bill [ Mamode Khan et al., 2020b ], which surely slowed the propagation rate of SARS-CoV-2. Most importantly, with the emergence of several highly effective vaccines, and via its strong bilateral agreements, policy makers in Mauritius ensured that herb immunity is achieved by all the Mauritian&s;s population especially old-aged persons, people with comorbidities, and personnel working in the education, retail and other economic sectors. In 2022, vaccination campaigns are still on, given the need to get a second ‘booster’ dose and re-enforce the immune system.