A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
There are 527 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Maldives, with 18 recoveries and 1 fatality. Here are the latest updates on COVID-19 Announcements by HPA A Maldivian COVID-19 patient is now on a ventilator after the individual’s health deteriorated. 50% of the infected patients are Bangladeshi nationals while 35% are Maldivians, according to Dr.Afzal. […]
Lotus Fihaara has donated basic hygiene necessities to Maldives Red Crescent (MRC). MRC has stated that providing basic hygiene necessities is a key objective in their efforts to assist migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to that, MRC has thanked and appreciated Lotus Fihaara for their continued support and donation to MRC to […]
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)’s Former Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Xu Jing has said that Maldives will be among the first batch to welcome tourists post COVID-19. In a tweet, Xu Jing said that countries like the Maldives can start tourism earlier in his opinion, as the resorts are scattered and not overcrowded. […]
Dhiraagu is donating COVID 19 Sampling Kiosks to the Ministry of Health to protect front line health care professionals and enable safe testing for COVID-19 in the Maldives. A total of 15 COVID-19 Sampling Kiosks will be donated by Dhiraagu to address the requirements of Ministry of Health to be placed in Greater Male’ and […]
There has been a total of 527 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 18 recoveries and 1 fatality so far in Maldives. Here are the latest updates on COVID-19 Announcements by HPA Additional 8 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Maldives. This includes 3 Bangladeshis and 5 Maldivians. One more patient recovers from the virus, […]
Information Commission Office of Maldives (ICOM) has sent greetings to all the journalists in the nation on the occasion of the world press freedom day 2020. In the press released by the ICOM, the information commissioner noted the covid15 pandemic health emergency we all are in while marking the day and felicitated all the journalists […]
PrintLab Creative has made a generous donation to the people living in temporary shelters due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation includes much-needed food supplies for the people living in the temporary shelters amid the lockdown. PrintLab creative is a large format digital printing facility owned by Tropical Investments Pvt. Ltd, serving clients throughout the […]
According to UK’s leading celebrity news site Hello Magazine, Maldives is among the 8 travel destinations celebrities will likely to book post lockdown. Hellomagazine.com is the official website of the weekly celebrity news magazine Hello!, and the UK’s leading celebrity news site. Started in 2001 to complement the magazine, the site is updated throughout the day, […]
Economic Minister Fayyaz Ismail has stated that the ministry is looking into ways to help freelancers during this difficult time, however, the state does not have sufficient funds to provide financial assistance to all freelancers in the country. This comment made by the Minister garnered a lot of attention from freelancers. They have expressed their […]