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The Minister of Labour, Human Resource Development and Training amending the Workers’ Rights (Prescribed Period) Regulations 2020 so as to extend to 30 June 2022, the prescribed period during which an employer shall not reduce the number of his workers either temporarily or permanently or terminate the employment of any of his workers. The main objective of the amendment is to continue preserving jobs and ensuring that, in sectors where the economy is picking up, recruitment of new workers is not done to the detriment of the workers already in employment.

1,856 cases linked to Covid-19 have been identified in primary, secondary and tertiary schools since October 18 to date.

On November 1 and 2, 2021, more than 1,300 people were fined for not wearing the mask against Covid-19 properly. The Police Commissioner has recently pointed out to various senior police officers that many members of the public do not respect health measures. Since then, the police have been intransigent towards those who flout the law.

Some 50 Mauritians suffer from some kind of stroke on a daily basis due to the prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases and rehabilitation programmes provide effective ways to treat stroke survivors. A two-year National Stroke Awareness Campaign, aiming to raise nationwide awareness on stroke signs and the benefits of timely access to emergency medical care. When somebody has a stroke, every second that goes by is crucial. Hence, the need to act promptly while highlighting in these cases both the lives of the stroke survivor and their families are impacted.

They had been closed for more than 7 months. From Friday, October 1, 2021, cinemas will once again be able to welcome audiences. However, certain sanitary conditions must be observed. For example, only one in two seats will be occupied in a movie theater.

Quelque 1 800 personnes meurent chaque année de maladies cardiovasculaires (MCV), ce qui représente 19 % de tous les décès à Maurice ; quelque 991 interventions cardiaques ont été réalisées en 2019 et 886 en 2020 et plus de 126 000 patients ont été examinés pour des MCV en 2020.

Mauritius will produce 270,000 tons of sugar, representing a decrease of 0.3% as compared to 270,875 tons in 2020, Statistics Mauritius said over the weekend, while reviewing the statistics for agriculture and fish production for the period January to June 2021.