Police begins controlling entry and exit at congested expat homes
23 އެޕްރީލު 2020 | ބުރާސްފަތި 12:01This action has been taken at a time a number of Bangladeshi nationals have tested positive
Expats in the capital city
Maldives Police Service (MPS) has begun work to screen and control the flow of entrance and exit in congested spaces where migrant workers reside.
In a notice to the media on Wednesday, police revealed that the Covid-19 pandemic is highly likely to spread due to the lifestyle and the condition of the living spaces of migrant workers, at a time the infection is spreading swiftly across the Greater Malé Region.
As such, police officers began work to control entry and exit at these spaces on Tuesday.
A total of six locations are currently being monitored, said police.
Officers will not allow anyone from these spaces to leave unless for essential needs.
This action has been taken at a time a number of Bangladeshi nationals have tested positive to the disease within the past few days and a record number of them were living together in confined spaces.
The government has temporarily accommodated some expatriates living in the capital city to a temporary shelter established in Hulhumalé.
There is a growing fear among the expat community of contracting the virus as they are having to live in confined spaces as well as due to their lifestyle.
