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In Madagascar, 116,740 tests were performed since the start of the pandemic early 2020.
The [https://www.giz.de/en/html/index.html Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit ] (GIZ) donated medical equipment and supplies to the Ministry of Health, including ten oxygen concentrators, 50,000 FFP2 masks, 36,000 PCR tests, 2,000 blouses and 1,000 gloves. The suspension of all [[Air Madagascar]] international commercial flights (long courier and regional) is extended until 31 March 2021. Repatriation flights and freight flights are not affected.
'''8 February 2021:''' The number of new positive coronavirus cases in Madagascar is slowly decreasing. In the week of January 30 to February 5, 4 deaths and 295 new cases were confirmed. The deaths occurred in the Anamalanga region (3) and in the Haute Matsiatra region (1). 2,596 tests were performed in the thirteen regions of the country, bringing the positivity rate down to 11.36%. Most of the new positive cases were identified in the Anamalanga region (37), followed by Atsinanana (52), Matsiatra Ambony (18), Vakinankaratra (18), Menabe (17), Vatovavy Fitovinany (7), Boeny (2), Analanjirofo (2), Itasy (2), Atsimo Andrefana (2), Ihorombe (1), SAVA (1). There was also one imported case.
