Monitoring measures have been lifted from Fuvahmulah City.

In a bid to control the Covid-19 outbreak in the city, authorities first implemented monitoring measures on February 12. It was lifted on March 9. The city was placed under monitoring for a second time on May 5.

The city council revealed that despite monitoring measures being revoked, safety measures and guidelines are to be adhered to, strictly. The council will be monitoring whether or not the guidelines enforced by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) are followed by residents.

As such, the city residents are to strictly follow the social distancing and face mask rule, with events and parties discouraged by the council, for now.

A number of precautionary measures and restrictions had been implemented, alongside awareness efforts on the importance of vaccination. Healthcare authorities later implemented eases to restrictions, despite which the community has been urged to do their part to control the spread of Covid-19.

City council revealed that they have been receiving cooperation and support from the residents. So far, 6,024 residents of Fuvahmulah City have received their first Covid-19 vaccination doses so far, with 5,078 having been fully vaccinated.

Fuvahmulah City currently has 44 active covid-19 cases.

Between the reporting period of 5pm Wednesday to 5pm Thursday, 88 more samples were tested for Covid-19 across the city. All of them returned negative for coronavirus.

The southern city has observed 844 recoveries from the total of 888 Covid-19 cases confirmed thus far.