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26 Apr 2020 | Sun 17:52
IGMH laboratory
IGMH laboratory
Yoosuf Sofwan Rasheed
Covid-19 situation in Maldives
Maldives confirms first Pakistani Covid-19 patient
This is the first Pakistani national to test positive to the disease in Maldives
This individual is among the three new cases announced, shortly after an additional 11 cases were reported
Previous cases in Malé included Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans and Indians
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Maldives has confirmed the first-ever Pakistani Covid-19 patient in the country.

The reveal was made by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) via Twitter on Sunday evening and the Pakistani national is among three new cases confirmed not too long after 11 new cases emerged.

The three new cases include one Pakistani and two Maldivians.

Although no further details have been revealed regarding these cases, patients 189 - 191, they are being moved into an isolation facility.

With this development, the total case count in Maldives has risen to 191.

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