Schools in the capital are to be used as shelters for the homeless, amid the Covid-19 crisis.

Ministry of Education said that these arrangements have been made in two schools, Ghaazee School and Rehendhi School, thus far and added that the work was done with the assistance of Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL).

The ministry noted that Ghaazee School and Imaduddin School are currently being used as temporary shelters.

Work is underway to transform some other schools to temporary shelters, said the education ministry, stressing that the purpose of this is to help those left homeless amid the Covid-19 crisis.

Earlier on Wednesday, authorities revealed that over 90 people were provided temporary shelter since a lockdown was announced in the capital on April 15.

Spokesperson Mohamed Mabrook Aziz revealed that these include people forced out of their homes due to failure in paying rent, as well as people with special needs and drug addicts.

The gender ministry is handling the work, and required assistance are to be provided to all individual such as rehabilitation for addicts.

Individuals who are distressed or have been asked to move out of their homes have been asked to contact the Gender Ministry through 3328393 for assistance.

Landlords have been urged to refrain from committing such inhumane acts, as a number of individuals have been laid off work or have been subject to wage cuts or no-pay leaves.