Over 335,000 persons complete both doses of Covid-19 vaccination
Maldives launched the national vaccination drive on February 1
Maldives launched the national vaccination drive on February 1
More than 335,000 persons have completed both doses of Covid-19 vaccination nationwide.
941 vaccination doses were administered on Thursday under the government’s “Covid-19 Dhifaau” inoculation drive, of which 302 were administered to Greater Malé residents, and 639 atoll residents.
Thursday’s vaccinations included 115 first doses which 77 Greater Malé residents and 38 atoll residents received, alongside 826 second doses, administered to 225 persons residing in the capital and 601 across outlying atolls.
With this development, the total number of persons who have received first doses currently sits at 391,542, with 335,199 persons having completed both doses.
56,343 persons across the Maldives are currently awaiting second doses of the Covid-19 vaccination.
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.
