Mauritius declared total recoveries from coronavirus infections. The island nation’s official COVID-19 page said 322 people had recovered out of the 332 confirmed cases so far.
May 11 marked the fifteenth consecutive day that no new case was recorded in the country. A lockdown however remains in place to contain possible spread of the virus.
Mauritius becomes the second Africa country to have declared virus-free status after infection. Mauritania weeks ago reported full recoveries (6 recoveries and a death at the time).
As of May 12, 2020 Africa’s sole virus free nation is Mauritius. Lesotho is the sole African country yet to record a case. Eritrea, Seychelles and Mauritania each have one active case pending according to tallies by John Hopkins University.
