HEOC: No symptomatic travelers recorded since border reopening

Since the borders of the country reopened on July 15, no travelers that arrived in the Maldives have so far depicted any symptoms of COVID-19, Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC) spokesperson Dr. Nazla Rafeeq has said.

In press conference last night, she said that records show 3,057 arrivals to the Maldives since the borders reopened, including tourists and local travelers.

“No one has been reported as symptomatic at the airport or after traveling to a resort.” Said Dr. Nazla.

She added that 2,130 individuals had also traveled out of the country since the border reopening. 

Maldivian borders reopened after three months in lockdown due to COVID-19. Immigration records show that so far, the Maldives had received 904 tourists within just ten days. Maldives has so far confirmed 3,302 cases of the pandemic virus so far, with the majority figures now recorded as locals.