Authorities are probing allegations that health authorities were slow in responding to an emergency request for an ambulance after the condition of a ten-year old child with COVID-19 deteriorated on Tuesday.
10 year old Fathmath Mishka Mohamed was in quarantine with her family after testing positive for COVID-19 and was doing well. According to the family, Mishka's condition stated deteriorating on Monday night, and the family called for an ambulance around 9:00 pm. However, the ambulance arrived almost 3 hours later around 11:40 pm and Mishka was not conscious by the time she was finally taken to the hospital. She passed away in IGMH's ER at 12.10 am, making her the Maldives' youngest COVID-19 victim to date.
The Health Ministry said a case review has been triggered regarding a delay in deploying ambulance in response to an emergency call received by HPA. The ministry said immediate changed have been implemented to the mechanism that triggers ambulance deployment.
