In response to COVID-19, the Madagascar Ports Authority (APMF）于2月11A notice was issued on Tuesday, requiring ships coming from foreign ports to call at Malaysian ports to strictly implement the following provisions:
1. After the ship has entered the pilot station, only the quarantine officer may board the ship to assess the state of health of persons on board;
2. The quarantine officer may permit the navigator to enter the cabin if he finds no suspicious symptoms;
3. If any suspected or confirmed cases are found, the vessel's request to dock will be refused and an expulsion order will be issued subsequently so as not to endanger port staff;
4.Madagascar is not accepting ships carrying COVID-19 patients to port。
On the date of issue of the notice (2月4(in effect) until the promulgation of the new decree。