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More than a hundred people were arrested yesterday. 78 of them are taxi-be drivers and passengers who did not respect the rules, in particular the non-use of the folding seats and the wearing of a mask. During the morning, 43 vehicles were impounded in Antananarivo alone and 70 mainly pedestrians were arrested by the police for not wearing a mask. They all had to do several hours of community service.
'''''Wearing a mask: in Madagascar, offenders subject to sweeping'''''<br>(Video from africanews, 29th April 2020)
<span style="border:1px solid #cccccc;padding:3px;display:table;width:100%;max-width:600px;"><HTML5video type="youtube">xgqeA65V0zY</HTML5video><br clear="all">Video from africanews, 29th April 2020</span>
'''29 June 2020:''' With the death of 2 infected people yesterday, the number of coronavirus victims rose to 18 in Madagascar. There are no further details known about the location or possible former health issues of the deceased. Besides, 73 new cases have been reported, among them 66 are located in Antananarivo, 1 in the [[SAVA]] region (or more specifically in the [[Sambava]] district), 3 in the Vakinankaratra region ([[Antsirabe]]) and 3 in the Analanjirofo region. In total, the number of confirmed cases exceeded the 2,000 bar during the weekend. Indeed, there is a total of 2,078 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Madagascar. Currently, 1,117 people are still in the process of treatment while 944 people are already cured.
