Monitoring status lifted from two islands in Noonu atoll

Monitoring measures placed on two islands in Noonu atoll were lifted on Wednesday.

While monitoring status has been lifted from Henbadhoo and Holhudhoo, the measures were placed on the two islands on April 25 after a captain of a boat that took 98 passengers to the north, from the capital, tested positive for Covid-19.

They are among the 13 islands that were placed under monitoring, in relation to this case.

There are currently nine islands on monitoring, they are;

Five of the islands currently under monitoring are connected to the ‘Amaaz’ boat captain, and Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in two. As such, there have been 11 positive cases from Narudhoo – with authorities saying that a community transmission has been detected there – as well as one case from Milandhoo.

Further, cases have been confirmed in Thulusdhoo (three), Thankadhoo (three), Manadhoo (one) and Uligan island (one) of Haa Alif atoll.