A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Health Protection Agency (HPA) has launched a digital application ‘TraceEkee’ to help in tracing contacts of potential positive cases of COVID-19. The voluntary TraceEkee app, now available on Android and pending approval on Apple App Store, has been jointly built by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) and a group of local developers using code from Singapore’s TraceTogether app. “TraceEkee […]
An elderly woman that died in the Maldives on 29th April has tested positive for COVID-19 – the first to die from the virus in the Maldives. Speaking at the press conference, Health Minister Abdulla Ameen said that Aminath Adam, 83, was presumed dead when she was taken to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) with […]
Agro National Corporation has opened the registration to farmers who are interested in selling products to them. Agro National Corporation Ltd is a state-owned company established to help farmers to sell their products at a good price to the government. Also, to ensure a certain income to the farmers and to encourage more people to […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global depression which is expected to be the worst depression to hit the economy after World War II. Several countries are planning their exit strategy from the virus to make their economy stand on its own feet again. The Maldives need to plan an exit strategy for the sustainability […]
A total of 269 cases of COVID-19 has been confirmed from the Maldives. While there are 250 active cases, 17 people have been recovered and there have been no fatalities reported so far. Here are the latest updates of COVID-19. Announcements by HPA In the last 24 hours, 13 Maldivian nationals have been tested positive […]
Sri Lankan Airlines has airlifted cargo from and to the Maldives amid the air travel restrictions due to COVID-19. Sri Lankan Airlines have airlifted 254 tons of cargo to the Maldives. Sri Lankan Airlines have also exported fish from the country to several other countries. They have noted that they faced several administrative difficulties from […]
As schools and institutes are closed amid COVID-19 outbreak, teachers and students are navigating to the new reality of remote education. To facilitate this, Dhiraagu has launched an Education Zone (EDU ZONE) on DhiraaguTV. Dhiraagu has collaborated with Hologo, a leading local education content developer that was listed among the top-recommended applications by Apple Inc, to […]
The Maldives has so far reported 245 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 17 recoveries and no fatalities. Here are the latest updates of the COVID-19. Virus Timeline in the Maldives In the last 24 hours, HPA has reported 16 new cases, which includes 9 Bangladeshis, 4 Indians, and 3 Maldivians. HPA has also transferred 68 […]
For the first time in the Maldives, Islanders Education is holding a series of webinars for the school communities, in the name of Enovate Online. They have started the webinars as with the current COVID-19 pandemic, the economy is adopting remote teaching and learning. Hence, Islanders Education will be holding their annually held symposium online […]