Covid-19: Maldives new cases remain below 200 for 10th consecutive day
8 ޖުލައި 2021 | ބުރާސްފަތި 05:50Healthcare authorities strengthened measures nationwide in light of spiking cases on May 26, restrictions have since been eased
Samples being collected for Covid-19 testing
Maldives active Covid-19 cases dropped to 2,932 with the 139 new cases and 355 recoveries reported on Wednesday.
The new cases included 81 from residential islands, 26 from the Greater Malé Region, 22 from islands reserved for industrial purposes, eight from operational resorts and two from liveaboard vessels.
Public health authorities tested a total of 4,745 samples for coronavirus over the past 24 hours.
Further, the 355 recoveries reported on Wednesday has pushed the total number of recoveries observed across Maldives to 71,567.
The country’s coronavirus case tally currently sits at 74,724.
Over the past 24 hours, three Covid-19 patients were moved from hospitals, which means that 22 currently remain hospitalized.
Not long after Maldives was able to control a spike in cases into the beginning of the year, the Covid-19 caseload began spiking in the beginning of May once again. This came not long after authorities lifted the measures in place before a fourth wave was confirmed, in time for the fasting month of Ramadan 1442 as well as the Local Council and Women’s Development Committee elections held in mid-April.
Measures were strengthened across the Maldives earlier in May with authorities having imposed a curfew in the capital region initially from 4pm to 4am. On May 26, the curfew hours were extended from 4pm to 8am and authorities also imposed movement restrictions for capital region residents outside the curfew hours. Following a decline in cases, public health authorities reduced curfew hours in the capital thrice round during June.
Effective July 8, the curfew has been lifted and a number of other eases have also been introduced by the government, including allowing fully vaccinated individuals to travel to islands not under monitoring without the need to quarantine, if they present negative PCR certification. All businesses have also been allowed to resume at their full capacity, with authorities even allowing restaurants and cafés to provide dine-in services until 11:30pm.
Maldives remains in a state of public health emergency since 12 March 2020 which was last extended to expire on 2 August.
