Update on Covid-19 |29 January 2021

20 new cases

Twenty (20) new cases of Covid-19 were recorded since the last update bringing the total number of cases recorded in Seychelles to 1,149.

Of the new cases 10 are Seychellois, and 10 are gainful occupation permit (GOP) holders. They are all from Mahé.

Everyone is advised to keep interactions to immediate households (the persons you live with) only and to not gather in 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