Covid-19: Authorities monitoring local island Keyodhoo, Moofushi resort

The authorities have placed monitoring mechanisms on the island of V. Keyodhoo and the resort island of Constance Moofushi after a suspected case of the Covid-19 virus.

The temporary restriction on the movement of people to and from the islands will be in place during the monitoring phase. The news of the suspected case was announced by Government spokesperson Mabrouq Azeez during a news conference last night.

He said that the symptoms of the virus were identified from a local on the island of Keyodhoo. The suspected cases in the Moofushi resort were identified from a foreigner and a local. Keyodhoo is a famous island for local tourism and Mabrouq noted that the suspected case on the island was from a worker in a guesthouse of the island.

The Maldives has so far tested 1,288 samples for the virus. Out of the figure 1,261 samples have tested negative. Test results are pending for one sample currently, according to Mabrouq. In total, the country has confirmed 19 cases of the virus. 13 individuals have made full recoveries from the virus, while only four remain under treatment. The recovered are all foreigners, either tourists or resort workers.

Those under treatment are four locals who returned from the United Kingdom. Two Italian tourists had also departed from the country before receiving their test results. The tourists had departed after completing their quarantine periods. The results of the tests were later received as positive as they were en-route to Russia.