MALE, Apr 28 (NNN-PSM) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maldives reached 226 on Monday, as 12 new cases were confirmed, according to the Ministry of Health.
“This is the phase 2. It is the most dangerous and comes with a surge. The number of cases would likely increase in the next few days,” Minister of Tourism, Ali Waheed, was quoted as saying, in local media.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, 39.38 percent of all confirmed cases in the country are Maldives nationals, while 46.46 percent of cases, the largest share, are Bangladeshi nationals.
Maldives is host to a large community of Bangladeshi workers, and the government transferred many to state-run facilities and conducted widespread testing, since the first case of a Bangladeshi worker was confirmed in capital, Male, last week.
Monday’s newly confirmed cases were down, as compared to the 73 new cases confirmed on Sunday, the largest jump in a single day. Numbers have spiralled in the last two weeks, following community transmissions in Male.
Maldives is currently under a State of Public Health Emergency, and the government imposed a 14-day lock-down on the capital, Male, while restricting travel between islands.– NNN-PSM
