674 Covid-19 vaccination doses administered on Monday
Maldives launched the national vaccination drive on February 1
Maldives launched the national vaccination drive on February 1
674 Covid-19 vaccination doses were administered nationwide on Monday.
According to the latest figures publicized by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), Monday saw 163 Greater Malé residents and 511 atoll residents inoculated under the government’s “Covid-19 Dhifaau” inoculation drive.
Monday’s vaccination doses included 545 second doses administered to 107 Greater Malé residents and 438 atoll residents and 129 first doses, which was given to 73 persons residing in outlying atolls and 56 across the capital region.
With this development, the total number of persons who have received first doses currently sits at 391,153, with 332,529 persons having completed both doses.
58,624 persons are currently awaiting second doses of Covid-19 vaccination nationwide.
There are currently three mobile teams across six vaccination centers in the capital region, as well as 176 vaccination centers spanning outlying atolls.
The incumbent administration of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih launched the “Covid-19 Dhifaau” inoculation drive on February 1.
During his General Debate Statement at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday, the president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih stated that 95 percent of school children have been vaccinated so far, with 85 percent of persons having been vaccinated so far across the nation.
HPA announced restrictions for unvaccinated persons from September 1 earlier, however, it has since been revealed that the implementation of the restrictions will be delayed, as the government is currently working on launching an adequate application through which unvaccinated persons may be tracked and monitored.
Restrictions that unvaccinated persons will be facing include a ban on domestic travel and disallowing tourists to check in to guesthouses if they are unvaccinated. Further, civil servants who have not been vaccinated yet will also be required to present negative PCR test results every 14 days.
Authorities continue to urge the public to receive their vaccination shots, in order to help curb complications from the virus.
