Covid-19:Maldives to further restrict movement to control spread

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has called to further restrict movement of people across the country as part of efforts to control the spread of Covid-19.

He made the comments during a national taskforce meeting last night after number of cases in country crossed six hundred with 44 tested positive yesterday. Among those are two Indians bringing total number of Indian nationals infected in Maldives to 56. More than half of the total infected are Bangladeshi nationals, mainly employed in labour and construction projects.

President’s office said that last night discussions emphasized on the need for further vigilance in the next two weeks as projections indicate a peak in number of cases. The greater Malé region has been placed on lockdown since April 15 following the community outbreak of COVID and is in operation till May14. The public health emergency declared on March 12 will also remain in effect until May 30.