57,647 awaiting second doses of Covid-19 vaccination currently
Maldives launched the national vaccination drive on February 1
Maldives launched the national vaccination drive on February 1
57,647 persons across the Maldives are currently awaiting second doses of the Covid-19 vaccination.
According to the latest figures publicized by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), 1,289 vaccine doses were administered on Tuesday, to 285 Greater Malé residents and 1,004 atoll residents.
As such 1,133 second doses and 156 first doses were administered under the government’s “Covid-19 Dhifaau” inoculation drive.
The first doses were administered to 77 residents of the capital region and 79 atoll residents.
925 atoll residents and 208 residing across the Greater Malé Region received second jabs.
With this development, the total number of persons who have received first doses currently sits at 391,309, with 333,662 persons having completed both doses.
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.
