The government has revealed that the test result of the person tested for COVID-19 from Veligadu Island Resort has come back negative.
A person from the resort was tested for COVID-19 after displaying symptoms of the virus, and the island had been placed on lockdown. The resort has now released from lockdown, the government has confirmed.
On Sunday, samples were taken for testing from a Maldivian at Adaaran Club Rannaalhi Maldives in Male’ Atoll and a Maldivian at Centara Grand Island Resort and Spa Maldives in Ali Dhaalu Atoll. The two resorts are now under the monitoring of the health authority.
In the Maldives, 13 people have tested positive for the virus thus far, out which three have now recovered. While the total number of active cases is 10, all are foreigners.
The Maldives has stepped up its testing capacity and is currently testing even those with the slightest symptoms of the virus. In that regard, over 600 samples have been taken thus far, of which most results had come back negative. It has been six days since no new case has been identified in the Maldives.
The government has declared a state of a public health emergency for a period of 30 days in the Maldives and has been taking numerous measures to contain the spread of the virus. Schools, educational institutions and government offices have been closed as a precautionary measure. Furthermore, the government has been encouraging social distancing and temporarily halted congregational prayers and dine-in facilities at restaurants and cafés. The public has been advised not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary.
The government has also banned arrivals from several countries and is quarantining Maldivians who arrive from overseas for 14 days. In additional, arrivals of tourists to guest houses, hotels have been banned, and the arrival of yachts, as well as safaris, have also been banned temporarily.
