A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Maldivian government has commenced disbursing frontline allowance. This was announced for the workers on the frontlines who have been fighting to flatten the curve of the global virus – COVID-19. Finance Ministry has made an announcement stating that frontline workers will receive the frontline allowanced allocated starting from the 29th of July 2020. Finance […]
Universal Enterprises Pvt. Ltd has donated 2 PCR machines to the Health Ministry. This is the first time a private company donated PCR machines to the Maldives. However, PPE kits, test kits, and ventilators have been previously donated by some private companies. While it has been 4 months since the Maldives experienced its first COVID-19 […]
Maldives has experienced its first tourist COVID-19 case as a tourist that arrived in the Maldives on 26th July 2020, tested positive for COVID-19. This is reportedly the first time a tourist has been tested positive for the virus since the borders of the country reopened on July 15. Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC) Spokesperson […]
State Bank of India (SBI) has issued USD 16.20 million in loans for COVID-19 relief purposes directed at businesses operating in the Maldives, in order to support the government measures taken amid Pandemic. According to the Indian High Commission in the Maldives in addition to the loans, SBI has also deferred loan repayments for 200 […]
Finance Ministry has disbursed a total of MVR 18.1 million has been disbursed as income support allowances so far. The Ministry of Finance had revealed that income support allowance has been disbursed to a total of 4,525 individuals since it was commenced. The ministry has also issued more than MVR 350 million under the government’s […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has arranged flights for 26 Maldivians studying in Belarus, who struggled with departure after arriving at the airport on the 18th of July. The students were reportedly struggling to arrange departure after arriving in Minsk Airport. According to the Foreign Ministry dialogue with the Maldivian Embassy in Germany, Qatar Airways, […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has published statistics that reveal, more than 26 per cent of women working in the private sector had lost their jobs and methods of earning due to the pandemic. A study that has been conducted by NBC in collaboration with United Nations Women reveals that numerous women who lost […]
The Government of the Republic of Korea has donated 150 test kits to the Maldives to assist the Government towards the fight against COVID-19. The Government of Maldives has expressed its immense gratitude to the Government of Korea, President Moon Jae-in and Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-Wha, for this crucial assistance granted to the people of […]
While borders are reopened without any restriction, travellers are required to submit an online health declaration form 24-hours before travelling to the Maldives. This ‘Traveler Health Declaration’ is introduced to mitigate health risks and ease procedures, Maldives Immigration reported. The declaration will speed up the process of pre-arrival and pre-departure health information of travellers, as […]