The Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) informs the population that there are 3 new cases of COVID-19 which are confirmed, as of March 22, 2020, in the country since the first 2 cases on March 19 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30310-haiti-flash-2-cases-of-covid-19-confirmed-in-the-country.html bringing the total of confirmed cases to 5 after the national laboratory tests on suspicious cases.

However, the MSPP has not yet specified the place where these cases were recorded, nor the sex or age of the people infected.

"Within the framework of the transparency that the Government has promised, it will continue to provide the population with good information so that they can properly protect themselves," maintains the MSPP.

The MSPP continues to ask the population to respect all the principles of health and safety that the state has already given to prevent the disease from spreading in the country.

- Stay home

- Always wash your hands

- Avoid putting your hands in your mouth, nose and eyes

- Keep a distance of one meter from other people, in case you have to out for an emergency.

HL/ HaitiLibre