Monitoring measures implemented in Kulhudhuffushi City have been lifted.

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) lifted the monitoring status from the northern city on Wednesday night, after declaring it “safe”.

Measures implemented in connection to the city being brought under monitoring, have also been lifted from Wednesday.

Although the measures have been lifted, the city council still urges residents of the island to strictly adhere to the safety guidelines and instructions provided by the public health authorities and health experts, as the pandemic has not been controlled yet.

Earlier this week the Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC) revealed that monitoring measures in Kulhudhuffushi will only be lifted once the local transmission is controlled

An operation center was stationed at the island to enhance the capacity of the island’s task force. A flu clinic was established in the island as well.

The island was brought under monitoring on October 17 as authorities worked to identify the spread of the virus.

While samples were collected from 59 symptomatic individuals in the island since October 17, none of the test results came back positive. The task force has also collected random samples from 120 individuals in the first round.

The first Covid-19 case was discovered in the island on September 28 and since then, monitoring measures in the island have been extended four times round. The latest infections were detected in the island on October 18, when four members of the family of a police officer tested positive.

19 Covid-19 cases have been linked to the north police cluster thus far, including 13 in Kulhudhuffushi City, one in Kurin’bi island, one in Foakaidhoo island and four from Dhidhdhoo island.