MAURITANIA CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 UPDATE

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23rd September 2020

Country Status
No lockdown. No curfew.

Are port operations continuing for cargo ships?
Yes

Is crew change possible?
Yes with some restrictions and all nationalities are allowed to enter Mauritania:

• According to an inter-ministerial circular relating to the sanitary conditions of flights to Mauritania, all passengers must present a negative test certificate for COVID-19 issued by an approved laboratory and dated less than three days prior to travel.”Passengers in transit are subject to the same conditions,” said the circular, adding that “these requirements do not concern crew members (Offsigners only) , unless they show symptoms of COVID-19”.

• Passport copies and crew lists must be submitted 10 days prior to travel to avoid delays

• Letter of Invitation to be issued  by ACT Shipping

Are land borders open for cargo?
Yes. Borders with Senegal and Mali are closed for travelers but open for cargo
Open with Morocco for cargo only.

Any airlines offering cargo flights?
Yes, cargo and commercial flights are operating.

LETTRE CIRCULAIRE INTERMINISTERIELLE DU 090920

Ports:
Body temperature measurement and a doctor check up is compulsory for off signing crews.
If any crew member is tested and found positive, they may not be allowed to sign off.
A list of the last ten (10) port calls is compulsory for authorities to make sure the COVID-19 most affected areas were not visited by the vessel, and if visited a thorough medical checkup onboard ship will apply before any crew member is cleared out of the port.

Airports:
From September 11th, all nationalities are allowed to enter Mauritania.
Body temperature measurement and a doctor check up is compulsory for ALL arriving passengers from ALL destinations.

For more information email ACT Mauritania