41 new Covid-19 cases recorded |19 January 2021

Forty-one (41) new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded since the last update bringing the total number of cases recorded in Seychelles to 746.

Of the new cases, 10 are foreigners, including two Spanish seafarers, and 31 are Seychellois.

Twenty-four (24) cases have recovered and have been discharged into convalescence.

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 Ministry of Health