The first positive case of Covid-19 in Male’ City was discovered on 15 April 2020 after which Maldives government announced a strict total lockdown on Greater Male’ Region for a 24-hour duration.
However, health authorities will discover 3 cases within the time frame along with several direct contacts with the first reported case in Maldives capital which pushed the government to extend the lockdown period to another 24 hours.
Several other patients testing positive to the virus were discovered, forcing the government to extend its lockdown imposition by 14 days which has since been extended to another 14-day period effective until 14 May 2020.
While it has been 27 days since community outbreak of the virus was announced, it was confirmed during the period that the virus have reached to various parts of the country including a community outbreak at Shaviyani atoll Narudhoo.
Recently the number of positive cases confirmed within 24-hour windows have been surging while health professionals warned of various worse case scenarios with over 77,000 projected to contract the disease.
Meanwhile many of the locals in Greater Male’ Region have been found violating the lockdown regulations as the confinement period extends.
Covid-19 Case Updates
The figures reflected on the illustration is the latest development in Maldives as per Health Protection Agency and Ministry of Health’s updates.
Covid-19 From The News:
11 May – ADK Hospital: the hospital on Sunday confirmed 12 of its staff had tested positive for the virus. However, the patients do not include doctors, nurses or technical staff employed at ADK.
11 May – Maldives Police Service: the law enforcement authority have confirmed a total of 3,422 people have been fined so far for violating lockdown regulations exercised in Greater Male’ Region
11 May – Health Protection Agency: the authority confirmed a total of 27 new cases of Covid-19 patients discovered within the last 24-hour frame.
Covid-19 Case Figures:
- As of 11 May, 17:30hrs health authorities confirmed a total of 862 (+3.2%) cases reported in Maldives
- Out of the total 828 (+3.2%) are active cases and 29 (+3.36%) recoveries
- As of 11 May, Maldives reported only 3 deaths related to the virus
State Decisions
29 April – The total lockdown period in Greater Male’ Region have been extended by another 14 days. The new lockdown deadline will last until 14 May 2020.
30 April – Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Thursday confirmed extending state closure period once again, effective until 14 May 2020.
30 April – Minister of Health announced extending the State of Public Health Emergency once again; stretching the duration until 30 May 2020.
30 April – Minister of Islamic Affairs have once again extended ban on congregational prayers until 14 May amid escalating COVID-19 crisis in Maldives.
Economic News – Highlights
Local
- Maldivian – the national carrier of Maldives had two repatriate flights on Monday afternoon, flying in 234 locals who were stranded at various cities of India.
International
- Virgin: billionaire Sir Richard Branson will reportedly sell stakes in Virgin Galactic to raise USD500 million to prop up his other businesses including Virgin Atlantic.
- IATA: the International Air Transport Association warns air fares will fall when flights restart and will gain momentum to rise by at least 50%.
- Virgin Atlantic: the business has announced to cut more than 3,000 jobs in the UK and end its operation at Gatwick airport.
Updates from Press Conference
The following updates are extracted from the latest press conferences – held within the last 24-hours:
- 10 May – National Emergency Operations Center: the official spokesperson on Covid-19 developments of Maldives, Mohamed Mabrook Azeez confirmed 33 vulnerable residences hosting expat accommodation are under monitoring.
- Health Protection Agency: the health authority’s officer Dr. Afzal Ibrahim confirmed a 4-year old child tested positive for Covid-19 in Sunday’s confirmed batch of patients.
Editor’s Note: The data represented in the format of news, article or bulletin in this report are collected verified and official sources countering the viral pandemic, as well as news releases, media updates and critical data from government institutions. Follow this space for more developments; updated in every 24 hours.
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