Maldives Police Service (MPS) took action on 155 lockdown violations on Tuesday.

This was revealed by the Maldives Police Service (MPS) in their daily publication of statistics for lockdown violations, on Wednesday morning.

While 137 individuals were fined on Monday, the amount rose to 151 on Tuesday and four people were arrested on Tuesday while six were arrested the previous day. All four were arrested from the capital Malé City on Tuesday.

This pushes the total number of individuals under police custody for violating the lockdown orders, to 197, out of which 181 were from Malé, 14 from Hulhumalé and two from Villimalé.

Police media revealed that 123 individuals were fined from Malé, 21 from Hulhumalé and seven from Villimalé. With this the total number of fines imposed in Malé rises to 3,191 thus far, 433 in Hulhumalé and 86 in Villimalé.

The authority has been publicizing their daily statistics for action taken on lockdown violators since the lockdown was imposed across the Greater Malé Region on April 15 after the first case of community transmission of the Covid-19 pandemic was discovered.

The lockdown will remain in effect until May 14.

The government has been issuing permits to go outdoors for essentials every day since the lockdown was imposed, allowing one individual from each household to go out for essential supplies.

Under the orders of the Director General of Public Health, violators of the lockdown will be slapped with MVR 1,000 fines the first time round and repeat offenders will be arrested under Article 533 (a) of the Penal Code.

During a press briefing earlier this week, the Minister of Home Affairs stressed that the measures in place currently, are required for the safety of the people and that the upcoming days will be more difficult and the measures taken during this time will require more support and cooperation from the people.

Authorities have continuously been pushing the public to obey guidelines set by the HPA for the safety and security of the community, stressing that the entire community is put at risk of contracting the virus due to a number of individuals who do not follow instructions set by the authorities for the safety of the community.