Covid-19 positivity rate among tourists at 0.24 percent
25 ޖޫން 2021 | ހުކުރު 12:53Authorities have been putting in their best efforts to ensure Maldives is a safe destination for tourists
Authorities have been putting in their best efforts to ensure Maldives is a safe destination for tourists
Covid-19 cases among tourists who have visited the Maldives so far this year, is at 0.24 percent.
According to the latest statistics publicized by the Ministry of Tourism, 0.24 percent of tourists who had visited Maldives between January 1 – June 23 had tested positive for Covid-19.
This is slightly higher in comparison to the number of tourists who tested positive between 15 July 2020 – 31 December 2020, since borders were reopened for international travel.
As such, in 2020 0.19 percent of tourists had contracted the virus between the date of border reopening and year-end.
The Maldives has been making steady efforts to resuscitate tourism across the island nation, and began a large-scale Covid-19 vaccination programme for airport workers and tourism sector employees as well, as part of efforts to ensure the island nation is a safe destination for zealous travelers.
As a result, Maldives tourism sector has been growing steadily and achieving a lot of success.
Under the government’s “Covid-19 Dhifaau” inoculation drive, launched for tourism industry workers on 4 February 2021, 70 percent of resort employees have so far been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Further, 96 percent of resort employees have received first doses of the vaccination against the pandemic, by June 23.
At a time the minister had asserted that the tourism industry is expected to recover and equalize suitably during July, tourist arrivals being reported so far this ongoing year have been steadily increasing. Maldives tourism took a hard hit due to the pandemic and the tourism-revival journey was slow into the beginning since borders reopened during July 2020.
Earlier the ministry launched the "I'm Vaccinated" campaign with an aim to share a positive message regarding vaccinations of staff employed in the industry as well as promoting initiatives taken to ensure the Maldives remains one of the safest travel destinations.
The ministry aims to make Maldives the first fully-vaccinated tourism sector globally. The stringent health and safety guidelines currently in place will pave way for this target to be reached, in addition to the added advantage of Maldives' unique formation which ensures social distancing.
