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'''24 November 7 March 2022:''' The long-awaited total reopening of the Malagasy sky after two years of airline suspensions scheduled for 5th March is not yet really effective. The re-opening of the borders also comes with old and new conditions. The sanitary measures remain unchanged. Tourists arriving at [[Ivato International Airport]] must perform a PCR test on location and stay in self-isolation until they are informed of their test result. <!--The Ministry of Transport announced the ban of bags or wheeled suitcases as hand-luggage.--> The reopening of [[Nosy Be]] airport to international flights is delayed again. So far there are only local flights with [[Tsaradia]] to Nosy-Be. Direct charter flights with Neos Air may be effective from April 2022. Air Austral can serve the routes Réunion-Antananarivo-Réunion and Réunion-[[Tamatave]]-Réunion with two weekly flights. Ethiopian Airlines, Air Mauritius, Air Link and Turkish Airlines are not yet on the list.

Like the week before, the number of Covid-19 cases keeps continues to decrease. From February 22nd to March 4th, 127 new positive corona virus cases were identified in 17 regions, with Analamanga remaining the epicenter of the epidemic. Five regions recorded no cases at all (Androy, Atsimo-Atsinanana, Atsinanana, Bongolava and Sofia). '''28 February 2022:''' The third wave of the coronavirus epidemic in Madagascar seems to get weaker. While the number of tests carried out last week increased, the number of positive cases had decreased. From February 19th to February 25th, 7671 tests were carried out identifying 209 new cases: * Analamanga: 135* SAVA: 15* Anosy: 11* Ihorombe: 11* Vakinankaratra: 11* Vatovavy and Fitovinany: 11* Bongolava: 08* DIANA: 05* Matsiatra Ambony: 04* Sophia: 04* Alaotra Mangoro : 02* Atsinanana: 02* Boeny: 02* Amoron'i Mania: 01* Analanjirofo: 01* Atsimo Andrefana: 01* Betsiboka: 01* Itasy : 01 815 patients recovered and 16 died. With the decline of new cases, the state decided to reopen Madagascar's borders on the 5th March. Information on the conditions required for foreign airlines is still not defined. No official communication has been made till yesterday, while the reopening of the borders is supposed to take place in five days. <span style="border:1px solid #cccccc;padding:3px;display:table;width:100%;max-width:600px;"><HTML5video type="youtube">7JZrjHljqBY</HTML5video><br clear="all">Departure and arrival at [[Ivato International Airport]]</span><br> '''20 December 2021:''' The ''Delta'' and ''Omicron'' variants of Covid-19 do not yet exist in Madagascar, contrary to information that has been circulating for a few days on social networks, according to the Ministry of Public Health. Director Dr Rado Razafimahatratra affirms that it is the ''Alpha'' and ''Beta'' variants which are present in the country. The ''Delta'' and ''Omicron'' variants are known for their rapid spread and rise in contamination. The weekly report published last Saturday officially shows 16 deaths and 1,501 new confirmed cases of Covid-19. In the Analamanga region, the number of new cases doubled to 1,138 cases from December 11 to 17 compared to some 500 cases the week before. The second most affected region is the Vakinankaratra region with 143 new cases.  8,908 tests were performed, identifying 1,501 positive corona cases in the following regions: * Analamanga: 1,138* Vakinankaratra: 143* Matsiatra Ambony: 52* Vatovavy sy Fitovinany: 41* Atsimo Andrefana: 30* Diana: 20* Atsimo Atsinanana: 19* Atsinanana: 17* Anosy: 12* Melaky: 8* Amoron'i Mania: 7* Ihorombe: 5* Itasy: 3* Boeny: 3* Betsiboka: 2* Menabe: 1 '''13 December 2021:''' In the week of 4th to 10th December, 7,828 tests were performed, identifying 994 new positive corona cases of which 48 developed a severe form. In the same week, 8 people lost their live in connection with corona. The new corona cases were detected in 17 regions: * Analamanga: 578* Vakinankaratra: 183* Haute Matsiatra: 98* Vatovavy Fitovinany: 30* Anosy: 23* Atsimo Andrefana: 21* Amoron'i Mania: 20* Atsimo Andrefana: 12* Melaky: 9* Atsinanana: 6* DIANA: 5* sporadic cases in Menabe, Itasy, Ihorombe, Sofia and Betsiboka region '''7 December 2021:''' Between 27th November and 3rd December, 6,719 corona tests were performed. 470 new positive Covid-19 cases were detected, 325 alone by contact tracing. With 191 cases, the Analamanga region is again the main focus of the epidemic.  * Analamanga: 191* Vakinankaratra: 114* Matsiatra Ambony: 98* Anosy: 27* Menabe: 9* Amoron'i Mania: 8* Vatovavy Fitovinany: 7* Alaotra Mangoro: 5* Atsimo Andrefana: 4* Sofia: 2* Atsinanana: 1* Boeny: 1* DIANA: 1* Itasy: 1 '''3 December 2021:''' Officially, the delta variant and omicron variant are not yet circulating in Madagascar. Faced with the rise of Covid-19 cases in Madagascar and the threats generated by the Omicron variant in certain African countries, Madagascar closes its air borders to South Africa, following the Council of Ministers of 1st December. '''29 November 2021:''' For the week of 20th November to 26th November, 258 new positive corona cases were recorded. 13 people have a severe form. A total of 5,879 tests were carried out. The following 12 regions recorded new cases for the last week:* Analamanga: 114* Vakinankaratra: 54* Menabe: 30* Anosy: 27* Haute Matsiatra: 23* SAVA: 2* Itasy: 2* Melaky: 2* Ihorombe: 2* Atsinanana: 2* Vatovavy Fitovinany: 1* Amoron'i Mania: 1 A new variant of the virus (B1.529) has just been detected in Southern Africa. This variant is more contagious than the delta variant. Various European countries announced that flights from South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini (Swaziland), Zimbabwe and Botswana will be suspended.  Faced with the surge in new cases of Covid-19 in Mauritius, commercial flights to and from Mauritius have been suspended since 27th November by Madagascar. Air links between Madagascar and Saudi Arabia have been suspended since 28th November by Saudi Arabia.  The Ministry of Health ensured that no case of coronavirus contaminated by the new B1.529 variant or delta variant is recorded in Madagascar. "The strategy of dealing with the disease remains the same for the delta variant, as well for the new variant in South Africa. Controls at the airport as well as respect for barrier gestures will be reinforced. The treatment of the disease is similar regardless of the form of Covid-19", indicates the Direction Générale de la Médecine Préventive. The vaccination strategy is reinforced with the population. The United States of America offered an additional 398,970 doses of anti-covid vaccine to Madagascar. Delivered through the COVAX program, the Pfizer vaccine doses arrived at Ivato airport on 25th November.  '''24 November 2021:''' Since last Saturday, the Ministry of Health started officially publish statistics on the evolution of Covid-19 cases in the country. After a few months of calm, the epidemic rebounded again, especially in the region of Vakinankaratra (33 cases in Antsirabe I), Haute Matsiatra (6 cases), Menabe (4 cases), Anamalanga (1 case) and Anosy (1 case). As before, the reliability of the statistics is in doubt and the estimated number of undetected cases may be much higher.

'''21 November 2021:''' The 9th political dialogue between the State of Madagascar and the European Union was held on 20th November 2021. Amongst the topics were the health situation and its socio-economic issues.

'''19 November 2021:''' On Wednesday, 17th November, the Council of Ministers announced that flights between Madagascar and Mauritius will be suspended, to protect the country from the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus. The last flight between the two countries will on 27th November.

'''24 October 2021:''' [https://madagascar-tourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CP-REOUVERTURE-FRONTIERES-MADAGASCAR-OCT-21.pdf REOUVERTURE-FRONTIERES-MADAGASCAR-OCT-21.pdf] - Gradual and secure reopening of Madagascar's borders