For two days straight, Mauritania has recorded no new case of the coronavirus.

The West African side like South Africa ramped up its testing but has recorded no new cases.

So far, it has recorded seven confirmed cases of COVID-19. Six patients recovered and one died.

The ministry said all the six recovered patients will remain in isolation for 14 days to rule out any chances of infection.

On Saturday, the ministry of health "praised God" for what it termed as the absence of the virus in the country.

Mauritania confirmed its first case of coronavirus on 13 March, BBC reports.

A week later the country imposed a night curfew and banned international flights.