Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced changes in sample collecting centers in the Greater Male' Area.

HPA stated that, from Monday onwards, sample collecting center at Dharubaaruge and Hulhumale ruhgandu area will be closed.

They stated that with this change, sample collecting would be done from Senahiya, Hulhumale Hospital and Villimale Flu Clinic.

As such sample collection can be done from Senahiya and Villimale Flu Clinic, between 09:00pm to 11:00pm from Saturday to Thursday. And Hulhumale Hospital, between 10:00pm to 12:00am, via appointments from Saturday to Thursday.

The sample collecting centers will be closed on Fridays.

With the decrease in covid-19 cases being reported in Maldives, the state of public health emergency declared on Maldives has been revoked with the Health Protection Agency announcing eases for the covid-19 safety measures announced to curb the spread of the virus across the island nation.

As such, the state of public health emergency which was announced across the Maldives on 12 March 2020 was revoked by the President, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on 13 March. HPA dissolved the face mask mandate that was brought into affect across the country along with eases in other such restrictions.

With the new eases, inbound travelers can now enter Maldives without presenting negative PCR certification. They are no longer required to present PCR test results, even if they haven’t completed the Covid-19 vaccination.

HPA also revoked the mandatory quarantine period for inbound travelers, even if they have not received the two doses of Covid-19 Vaccine.

HPA states that these changes were brought after a thorough analysis of the Maldives Covid-19 situation. They highlighted that the Covid-19 situation in most islands and regions is improving and that the hospitalization and death rates have been maintained at a lower rate.

HPA revealed that a majority of the population has complete a primary series vaccination, as booster dose administration continues to increase.

HPA assured that even though the public health emergency has been revoked, Covid-19 response will continue according to the ‘Covid-19 Strategy’.