Maldives reports bulk of Covid-19 cases; tally rises to 177
25 އެޕްރީލު 2020 | ހޮނިހިރު 23:57This is the highest number of cases announced at once in the country
A drill held in Male City before the community spread
Maldives has reported an additional 36 Covid-19 cases.
This is the highest number of cases announced at once in the country.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said that the new cases include six Maldivians including a nine-year-old girl, 29 Bangladeshis and one Indian national.
All individuals are currently being moved to an isolation facility.
HPA added that 30 of the cases are from “three vulnerable houses” which were previously identified through a community survey.
A number of expatriate workers in the country are at risk of being infected, given that they are made to reside in small, unhygienic and congested spaces, particularly in capital Malé City.
