With the ongoing spread of Covid-19, it is fair to say that we are currently living in some of the most challenging times any of us has experienced. Axis has been constantly monitoring the rapidly evolving situation and taken steps to ensure that it is able to properly balance the health and safety of our employees and commitment to our clients. A special incident response team has been established to follow and monitor closely the evolution of the pandemic and to come up with the requisite measures to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 in our business and workplace. The purpose of this communique is to personally inform you of the precautionary measures that we are implementing as we navigate this crisis.

• No cases of Coronavirus have been reported as yet in Mauritius. However, the Government has imposed the following travel restrictions to non-resident passengers:
  • Passengers with travel history within the last 14 days in China, South Korea, Iran and Italy are not allowed entry to or transit through the Republic of Mauritius until further notice.
  • Passengers with travel history within the last 14 days in the European Union, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway and Switzerland will not be allowed entry to or transit through the Republic of Mauritius as from today, Wednesday 18 March 2020, 20H00 GMT (00H00 local time) for a period of 14 days.

• Based on the recommendation of the World Health Organization for “social distancing” following the COVID-19 outbreak, all client meetings will be conducted using telephone or video conferencing, until further notice. If physical meetings are strictly necessary, appropriate venue and seating are set up in line with the social distancing policy.

• All business travel plans of our staff have been suspended until further notice. Private travel is subject to approval from senior management which will only be granted in exceptional cases and self-isolation measures will be imposed prior to the employee returning on office premises.

• Policies have been implemented in respect of maintaining good hygiene at work, regular cleaning of the office premises, self-isolation in cases of suspected symptoms, disclosure of sickness by employees and avoidance of mass gatherings.

• Our Business Continuity plan has been reassessed, to ensure that, in the event of a permanent or temporary lockdown, our employees across the organization can work remotely with seamless connections to our clients and full capabilities to get our work done. Our IT platform allows employees to be fully reachable and to access our systems, while ensuring that our client data and work product remain fully secure and protected.

Please rest assured that as a firm, we are fully committed to supporting your business throughout these testing times. If you have any queries or concerns in respect of the above or have any enquiries relating to your business, please feel free to contact your respective relationship person.

We wish you, your families, and your staff continued health and safety.
Assad Abdullatiff – Managing Director