Parliament staffer tests positive for COVID-19

A parliament staffer working in a committee has tested positive for COVID-19.

Parliament Media Director Hassan Ziyaau said to Sun that the employee is a female staffer who was identified as positive for COVID-19 today. 

Contact tracing work is now underway and efforts to disinfect the premises were also underway, said Ziyaau. 

Previously, a maintenance staffer of the parliament had tested positive for COVID-19.

So far, the Maldives has confirmed 2,930 cases of the virus along with 15 deaths. A total of 2,354 individuals have made recoveries from the virus.