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.
