One more positive virus case reported from Narudhoo

Sh. Narudhoo.

National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) has stated that one more case of COVID-19 has been confirmed from the island of Sh. Narudhoo. The total number of cases confirmed from the island currently stands at 8, including the captain of the Amaazu passenger boat.

Six people had tested positive for the virus earlier today. The six individuals were all contacts of the captain of Amaazu boat, which had traveled to several islands in the north of Maldives on April 15-16, before an order restricting travel in the country was imposed.

Trustable sources informed Sun that the six people are all residents of Narudhoo and authorities are working to transport them to a designated isolation facility.

Authorities have previously stated that 101 contacts had been identified from the Amaazu boat cluster (AMZ cluster), out of which, six had exhibited symptoms of the virus. It is not yet confirmed whether the positive individuals are the six individuals that the doctor was referring to as being symptomatic.

The 49-year old local male who is the captain of the boat tested positive for the virus last Saturday after traveling with 91 passengers prompting the authorities to issue a request for anyone that traveled on the boat to report themselves.

14 northern islands in total have been placed under monitoring mechanisms due to the cluster. The chance of new clusters sprouting out from the Amaazu boat case was high, according to the authorities.