1,028 vaccination doses were administered to residents nationwide, under the government's "Covid-19 Dhifaau" inoculation drive on Monday.
Monday saw 369 Greater Malé residents vaccinated, with 659 residents of outlying atolls also inoculated, according to the latest figures publicized by the Health Protection Agency (HPA).
Of the over 1,000 vaccination doses, 90 were administered as first doses to 54 Greater Malé residents and 36 atoll residents. The remaining 938 were second doses, received by 315 residents of the capital region and 623 living in atolls.
With this development, the total number of persons who have received first doses currently sits at 392,681, with 342,337 persons having completed both doses nationwide.
This means that 50,344 persons 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.
On Thursday the government announced that booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccination will be administered to immunocompromised persons, seniors and frontline workers from Sunday onwards. This decision stems from recommendations from the Maldives Technical Advisory Group on Immunization. Pfizer will be administered as booster doses to those who have passed six months since completing second dose of the vaccination.
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.
