Mauritius has announced that citizens will from now on shop for essentials on allocated days depending on the first letter of their surname as a measure to curb the spread of corona virus.

Prime Minster, PRAVIND JUGNAUTH said the measure would avoid overcrowding, adding that buyers will only have 30 minutes to finish their shopping.

This means that, those whose surnames begin with A-F will shop on Monday and Thursday, G-N on Tuesday and Friday and O-Z on Wednesday and Saturday while shops will be closed on Sunday.