Mise à jour de ce mardi 8 avril : dans la soirée du 7 avril, le ministère de la Santé et du Bien-être (mauricien) a annoncé que “Suites aux doléances reçues par les autorités réunionnaises et l’Ambassade de France à Maurice”, la mise en application du décret relatif aux tests PCR est reportée. La date n’a pas été précisée.
Face à la recrudescence des cas de chikungunya à Maurice et Rodrigues, les autorités imposent de nouvelles mesures de contrôle sanitaire aux voyageurs arrivant de La Réunion. Selon le communiqué du Conseil des ministres du vendredi 4 avril 2025, tout passager non résident ou non citoyen mauricien devra présenter un test PCR négatif avant d’embarquer.
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Au 1er avril, Maurice comptait 19 cas locaux et sept cas importés, tandis que trois cas avaient été détectés à Rodrigues, dont deux importés. Le ministère de la Santé, en collaboration avec d’autres entités publiques et privées, a renforcé les actions de prévention. Le règlement entrera en vigueur le 9 avril pour une durée d’un mois. Les contrevenants s’exposent à une amende pouvant aller jusqu’à 10 000 roupies (environ 200 euros) et à une peine d’emprisonnement maximale de deux ans.
Extrait du compte-rendu du Conseil des ministres du 4 avril:
Cabinet has taken note that following the outbreak of Chikungunya in Mauritius since 15 March 2025, 19 local cases and seven imported cases had been reported as at 01 April 2025. As regards Rodrigues, three cases had been detected, two of which were imported. The Ministry of Health and Wellness in collaboration with other Ministries, Departments, Parastatal Bodies and private sector entities, was taking all necessary public health and containment measures to minimise the spread of the disease in Mauritius and Rodrigues. In view of the prevailing situation regarding Chikungunya, control measures in Mauritius and Rodrigues were being reinforced.
Cabinet further noted that the Chikungunya (Health Assessment of Incoming Passengers from Reunion Island) Regulations 2025 would be promulgated to provide for any person travelling to the Republic of Mauritius from Reunion Island, except citizens or residents of Mauritius, airline and vessel crew and transit passengers to produce a PCR test certificate certifying a negative result for Chikungunya, prior to embarkation.
The regulations would also provide that all incoming passengers from Reunion Island may, at the health counter of the Port and Airport in Mauritius or Rodrigues, be required to –
(a) answer questions about his health or relevant circumstances, including travel history and information about other persons with whom he might have travelled or had contact with;
(b) produce any document and give any information that might assist in assessing his health; and
(c) provide his contact details or such other sufficient and precise information so that he might be contacted immediately.
Any person who contravenes the regulations shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding Rs10,000 and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years. The regulations would be effective as from 09 April 2025 and be valid until 08 May 2025.
