Update on Covid-19 cases |12 January 2021

52 new cases recorded

Fifty-two (52) new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded since the last update, bringing the total number of cases recorded in Seychelles to 583.

Of the new cases, 25 are foreigners and 27 Seychellois.

Twenty-seven (27) are on Mahé, 24 on Praslin and one is a Seychellois

from an island resort.

All the active cases are in isolation with one patient in critical condition and two in severe condition.

Everyone is advised to keep interactions to immediate households (the persons you live with) only and to avoid gatherings and crowds. Continue to respect and practice the different measures in place to help stop the spread of

Covid-19.

• Wear a mask in public places and where physical distancing cannot be maintained

• Practise hand hygiene regularly

• Avoid gatherings and crowds

• Avoid sharing objects

• Practise physical distancing of more than 1 metre

Press release from the Ministry of Health