162 individuals breached the lockdown measures in place, on Friday.

On Saturday, the Maldives Police Service (MPS) revealed via its daily publication of lockdown violations that the number of lockdown violations recorded on Friday is at 162.

The authorities began implementing the lockdown easing plan on Friday, and it is currently in phase one.

The total of individuals taken into police custody for breaching the lockdown is at 345, out of which seven were arrested on Friday, which is less in comparison to the 20 arrests made on Thursday.

On Friday, police officers patrolling the streets of the Greater Malé Region imposed fines on 155 individuals.

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

Since the Maldives capital Malé City was locked down on April 15 following the detection of the first ever Covid-19 community transmission, police had been issuing daily permits for individuals to go out for essential supplies. Authorities continue to issue permits, to three individuals from each households, even now.