Action was taken on 183 lockdown violators on Thursday
22 މެއި 2020 | ހުކުރު 07:0811 individuals were arrested
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183 individuals breached the lockdown imposed across the Greater Malé Region on Thursday.
The daily publication of lockdown violations recorded by the Maldives Police Service (MPS) shows that this number is higher than the amount recorded on Wednesday, sitting at 154.
According to the publication, 11 were arrested on Thursday whereas eight were arrested the previous day. As such, six were arrested from capital Malé City and five from Hulhumalé, on Thursday.
With this development, the total number of individuals under police custody for violating the lockdown orders, has risen to 260, they are 232 from Malé, 25 from Hulhumalé and three from Villimalé.
Police further revealed that while 146 individuals were fined on Wednesday, the number rose to 172 on Thursday. Fines were slapped on 161 individuals from Malé, 10 from Hulhumalé and one from Villimalé on Thursday.
The total number of individuals fined for breaching the lockdown up until Thursday sits at 4,803 which includes 4,163 from Malé and 541 from Hulhumalé.
Maldives capital Malé City was locked down on April 15 following the detection of the first ever Covid-19 community transmission.
Since then, police had been issuing daily permits for individuals to go out for essential supplies. Individuals have been limited from going out for essentials, to once a week, since then.
The lockdown was initially set to end on May 14, however, authorities pushed it to another fortnight and the lockdown will remain in effect until May 28.
Under the orders of the Director General of Public Health, first time violators of the lockdown will be slapped with MVR 1,000 fines and repeat offenders will be arrested under Article 533 (a) of the Penal Code.
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.
