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Madagascar - Population: 26,969,307
Lockdown & social distancing
All counter measures
Date
Measure
Detail
Source
2020-03-15 Border closure  Cruise ships not be permitted to berth in Madagascar’s ports for 30 days. ... Foreign Ministry — UK
2020-03-23 Closure of businesses and public services Closure of administrative offices for 2 weeks, but can be extended. All public services are closed e... Foreign Ministry — UK
2020-05-30 Closure of businesses and public services In Antananarivo, some measures have been eased, including allowing shops to remain open until 15:00 ... GardaWorld
2020-05-30 Curfews A nationwide curfew between 21:00 to 04:00 (local time) remains in place.... GardaWorld
2020-05-18 Curfews Professional activities are allowed from 04:00 to 13:00 (local time) nationwide.... GardaWorld
2020-04-05 Curfews Curfews from 8pm to 5am is extended.... US Embassy
2020-03-23 Curfews A curfew is in place from 20:00 to 05:00.... Foreign Ministry — UK
2020-04-05 Domestic travel restrictions No taxi brousses will be allowed (except the ones mentioned previously), only vehicles transporting ... US Embassy
2020-05-30 Domestic travel restrictions both entry and exit into the Atsinanana region prohibited ... GardaWorld
2020-05-30 Domestic travel restrictions Entry/exit restrictions also remain in place for Analamanga, Haute Matsiatra, and Alaotra Mangoro... GardaWorld
2020-05-18 Domestic travel restrictions travel is allowed between 06:00 and 13:00 (local time) except within the cities of Tananarive and Ta... GardaWorld
2020-04-18 Domestic travel restrictions Reopening of public transport between 6am and 1pm, except from the cities of Tananarive, Tamatave an... Ministry of Foreign Affairs — France
2020-03-23 Domestic travel restrictions All public transportation, urban, suburban and national, is suspended.... US Embassy
2020-03-26 Economic measures Price control for basic commodities.... US Embassy
2020-03-24 Economic measures Madagascar's central bank injects 420 billion ariary to support the economy.... Reuters
2020-06-09 Economic measures OCHA Madagascar Emergency Appeal for COVID-19 (May - July 2020)... Reliefweb
2020-03-23 Emergency administrative structures activated or established Operations Center, “CO-COVID19”, has been set up as the hub from which the government will coord... US Embassy
2020-05-22 General recommendations schoolchildren advised to drink Covid-Organics as a daily measure to prevent COVID-19... Time
2020-03-21 Health screenings in airports and border crossings Sanitary checks have been established at exit points from Antananarivo and other major cities.... Foreign Ministry — UK
2020-05-30 International flights suspension Flights in and out of the country remain suspended... US Embassy Madagascar
2020-03-19 International flights suspension Flights to Europe for 30 days (La Réunion and Mayotte included)... Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Italy
2020-05-18 International flights suspension Under the SoE, air traffic is suspended until further notice... GardaWorld
2020-03-10 International flights suspension Fligts from China, Italy, South Korea, or Iran... US Embassy
2020-03-21 International flights suspension All international and regional flights suspended for a period of 30 days... Foreign Ministry — UK
2020-03-25 International flights suspension Internal flights are suspended until further notice.... Foreign Ministry — UK
2020-03-19 Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies Every person coming from Europe before 19.03 is quarantined.... Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Italy
2020-03-10 Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies International passengers with symptoms... US Embassy
2020-03-21 Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies All travellers entering the country must self quarantine in Tananarive. If they do not have a place ... Ministry of Foreign Affairs — France
2020-03-21 Isolation and quarantine policies All travellers entering the country must self quarantine in Tananarive. If they do not have a place ... Ministry of Foreign Affairs — France
2020-03-10 Isolation and quarantine policies International passengers with symptoms... US Embassy
2020-03-19 Isolation and quarantine policies Every person coming from Europe before 19.03 is quarantined.... Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Italy
2020-03-21 Limit public gatherings Churches, event spaces, bars and restaurants are closed for 2 weeks. Measure extendable.... Foreign Ministry — UK
2020-04-05 Limit public gatherings Gathering of more than 50 people are forbidden.... US Embassy
2020-03-23 Limit public gatherings Only one person per household may do the shopping.... US Embassy
2020-04-18 Limit public gatherings Re-opening of some shops and restaurants from 6am to 1pm. Home delivery allowed until 9pm. ... Foreign Ministry — UK
2020-04-23 Limit public gatherings Churches and Gyms reopens.... L'Express de Madagascar
2020-05-25 Military deployment Madagascar to deploy soldiers, doctors to eastern city amid COVID-19 fears... Africa CGTN
2020-03-28 Partial lockdown Strict confinement measures are in place, only those with valid authorization are allowed to move ar... US Embassy
2020-04-05 Partial lockdown Stay-at-home order is extended.... US Embassy
2020-03-23 Public services closure  Closure of administrative offices for 2 weeks, but can be extended. All public services are closed e... Foreign Ministry — UK
2020-05-18 Requirement to wear protective gear in public Under the SoE, face mask use in public places is mandatory... GardaWorld
2020-04-28 Requirement to wear protective gear in public Madagascar Citizens Found Not Wearing Masks Forced to Clean Streets... All Africa
2020-04-05 Requirement to wear protective gear in public People must wear face masks in public.... US Embassy
2020-04-10 Requirement to wear protective gear in public Everyone must wear a face mask (or scarf that covers one’s mouth and nose) while in the capital.... US Embassy
2020-04-23 Schools closure  Reopening of schools.... L'Express de Madagascar
2020-04-05 Schools closure  Extension of school closure until 19 april.... US Embassy
2020-03-21 Schools closure  Closure of all schools and universities. Set to last two weeks, but extendable.... Foreign Ministry — UK
2020-05-18 State of emergency declared The state of emergency, originally due to expire on May 17, will be extended through Sunday, May 31,... GardaWorld
2020-05-03 State of emergency declared Extension of the state of emergency for 15 days. ... Foreign Ministry — UK
2020-04-18 State of emergency declared Extension of the state of emergency for 15 days.... Foreign Ministry — UK
2020-04-05 State of emergency declared Extension of the state of emergency for 15 days.... US Embassy
2020-05-30 State of emergency declared Government of Madagascar extended the State of Health Emergency for another 14 days.... US Embassy Madagascar
2020-03-21 State of emergency declared National "Health State of Emergency"... Foreign Ministry — UK
2020-05-26 Surveillance and monitoring The more than 100 soldiers sent to Toamasina are charged with keeping the peace and enforcing requir... VOA
2020-04-05 Testing policy Door-to-door testing will be conducted for suspected cases.... US Embassy
2020-03-20 Visa restrictions Everyone from Europe, La Réunion, Mayotte, China, South Korea and Iran cannot enter the country.... Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Italy
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