617 vaccination doses were administered on Wednesday, under the government’s “Covid-19 Dhifaau” inoculation drive.
Latest figures publicized by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) reveal that of Wednesday’s vaccinations, 83 were first shots and 534 were second doses.
HPA revealed that 290 residents of the Greater Malé Region and 327 persons residing across outlying atolls were inoculated on Wednesday.
52 Greater Malé residents and 31 atoll residents received first doses whereas second doses were administered to 238 persons residing in the capital region and 296 in outlying atolls.
With this development, the total number of persons who have received first doses currently sits at 392,144, with 338,399 persons having completed both doses nationwide.
The number of persons currently awaiting second doses of the Covid-19 vaccination across the country has dropped further to 53,745.
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.
