A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Health Protection Agency (HPA) has arranged a PCR testing facility for tourists visiting the Maldives, from 5 Hospitals. Reportedly, certain airlines require a COVID-19 test result sheet which has been prepared within 48-72 hours from a government certified laboratory, before departing from the Maldives. Without the COVID-19 result sheet, tourists may face struggles returning to […]
With the reopening of Maldives’ border amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, all the key stakeholders of the tourism industry have been working together in implementing precautionary measures. Following the Ministry of Tourism circular on 10th August 2020 regarding PCR tests for departing tourists, National Boating Association of Maldives (NBAM) together with the Ministry of Tourism, Housing […]
Health Protection Agency (HPA) has suspended 27 businesses for violating the safety guidelines that have been established for the prevention against the global virus. This was announced by the Health Minister Abdulla Ameen on 29th July 2020. The suspension was followed by an inspection carried out by HPA to check the status of businesses such […]
A joint survey carried out by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) and the Maldives National University (MNU) has revealed that one in every ten Employees have lost their employment due to COVID-19. In May, Health Protection Agency and the Maldives National University began surveys via online questionnaires and methods to observe the economic impact of […]
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 […]
Health Protection Agency (HPA) has amended the policy on entry and exit from resorts and safaris, lifting the requirement to seek an exit application from all individual staff before allowing them to exit the resort or safari. The employees can now leave the tourist establishment as resorts and vessels approach the end of their 14-day quarantine […]
Serving areca nuts at a health ministry event is insulting and irresponsible – Dr Malik The Ministry’s action is disrespectful to everyone who is working to control the spread of NCD’s including their inherent HPA colleagues Dr Abdul Malik has slammed the Ministry of Health for serving areca nuts in a ceremony held in commemoration of […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Raajje.mv website on 26th March 2017. By Abdulla Naseer Ibrahim The following is a loose translation: – Parents to Education Ministry: as they don’t trust them with their children, they won’t send them to school Following Health Protection Authority’s issuance of H1N1 virus alert level to 3, Ministry […]