Press Releases

Coronavirus - Seychelles: Update as of 25th June 2020

Download logo Fifty-nine (59) is now the total number of positive PCR test results from the crew of the Spanish fishing fleet who arrived from Senegal and Ivory Coast on the 23rd June 2020. The Department of Health has taken samples from 198...

Coronavirus - Seychelles: Overview of Cases in Seychelles as of 17th September 2020

Coronavirus - Seychelles: Chinese government donates medical materials to Seychelles

Download logo On 26th May 2020, a batch of protective equipment donated by the Chinese government arrived in Seychelles via Ethiopian Airlines. The donated medical materials include 500 infrared thermometers, which are needed desperately by local...

Coronavirus - Seychelles: Overview of Cases in Seychelles as of 25th August 2020

Coronavirus - Seychelles: Arrival of 3rd round of medical supplies from Jack Ma Foundation

Download logo On Thursday 21st May 2020, Seychelles received a third round of medical supplies from the Jack Ma Foundation (Alibaba), delivered on a special Ethiopian Airways flight. This relief initiative was launched by the Prime Minister of...

Coronavirus - Seychelles: Overview of Cases in Seychelles as of 11th August 2020

Seychelles Now a Founding member of the International Solar Alliance

President Danny Faure participated today in the International Solar Alliance-ISA Founding Conference co-chaired by the French President Mr. Emmanuel Macron and the Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi. Seychelles being among the first 15...

Coronavirus - Africa: Outbreak Brief #15 - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Since the last brief (21 April 2020), 563,473 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 40,814 new deaths have been reported globally. This is a 24% increase in cases reported between 21-28 April 2020 compared to a 31% increase...

Coronavirus - Seychelles: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approves a US$31.2 Million Purchase in Emergency Assistance to Seychelles to address the COVID-19 Pandemic

Download logo The IMF approved Seychelles’ request for emergency financial assistance under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) of about US $31.2 million; the near-term economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to be severe....

Coronavirus - Seychelles: Public Health Authority announces gradual removal of restrictions

Download logo As announced by the Public Health Commissioner in the last press conference held on Thursday 30th April 2020, several of the restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will gradually be removed if by 8pm Sunday 3rd...

Seychelles: President Faure receives the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Representative for Eastern Africa to Seychelles

The President of the Republic, Mr. Danny Faure, met with the new United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Representative for Eastern Africa, Mr. Amado Philip De Andres, during a courtesy visit to State House this afternoon. The...

Coronavirus - Seychelles: World Ocean’s Day keynote address delivered by Ambassador Barry Faure

Download logo Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the Blue Economy, Ambassador Barry Faure,was today invited by the Head of the Delegation of the European Union, Ambassador Vincent Degert, to deliver a keynote address on World Ocean’s Day....

Coronavirus - Africa: Outbreak Brief #12: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (31 March 2020), 518,122 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 34,452 new deaths have been reported globally. This is a 75% increase in cases reported. To date, a total of 1,211,961...

Coronavirus: Seychelles expresses gratitude to India for medical supplies in view of COVID-19 crisis

Download logo On behalf of the Government of Seychelles, the Department of Foreign Affairs has expressed its sincere gratitude to the Indian Government for supplying Seychelles with the first consignment of 4 tons of essential lifesaving medicine,...

Coronavirus - Seychelles: United Arab Emirates (UAE) makes available to Seychelles' government Avani Barbarons resort as additional facility in fight against COVID-19

Download logo Under the directive of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the ‘Avani Barbarons Seychelles Resort’ will be made available to the Government...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government donates 11 tons of medical supplies to the Seychelles Government to help towards the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Download logo The UAE Government has this afternoon handed over 11tons of medical supplies to the Seychelles Government, as a humanitarian aid to help contain and mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the country. The high standard medical...

Coronavirus - Seychelles: Ambassador Kozhin calls upon Vice President Meriton for Africa Day

Download logo On the occasion of Africa Day, celebrated on Monday 24 May 2020, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, H.E. Artem Alexandrovich Kozhin, called upon Vice President (VP) Meriton, to personally deliver a congratulatory message on...

Coronavirus - Seychelles: Press Update (30th March 2020)

Download logo Two Seychellois residents who were in quarantine at the Beau Vallon quarantine facility have tested positive for COVID-19. They both presented with symptoms earlier and were transferred to the Isolation Centre at Family Hospital in...

Coronavirus - Seychelles: Public Health Authority records new case of COVID-19

Download logo Today, Monday 6. April 2020, a 26 year old man who works as a ground handling staff at the Seychelles International airport has tested positive for COV1D-19. The individual reported to the Anse Royale health facility, located the...

Coronavirus – Seychelles: New Case of COVID-19 Detected (28 March 2020)

Download logo This evening a person who is presently in quarantine at the Berjaya Hotel quarantine facility, in Beau Vallon, was tested positive for the COVID 19. The person is a Seychellois who arrived from Manchester, UK, on 22nd March by Qatar...