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COVID-19 pandemic in the Maldives#Timeline

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{{Infobox pandemic

| name = COVID-19 pandemic in Maldives

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| disease = COVID-19

| virus_strain = SARS-CoV-2

| location = Maldives

| first_case = Kuredu Resort & Spa

| arrival_date = 7 March 2020
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| origin = Wuhan, Hubei, China, via Italy

| recovery_cases = 186,371 (updated 23 July 2023) {{cite web|url=https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/maldives/|title= Maldives COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer}}

| deaths = {{COVID-19 data/Text|MV|deaths}}

| confirmed_cases = {{COVID-19 data/Text|MV|cases}}

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| fatality_rate = {{percentage|294|168124|2}}

| website = {{url|https://covid19.health.gov.mv/en}}

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The COVID-19 pandemic in Maldives was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ({{nowrap|COVID-19}}) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ({{nowrap|SARS-CoV-2}}). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Maldives on 7 March 2020 from a 69-year-old Italian tourist who had returned to Italy after spending holidays in Kuredu Resort & Spa.{{cite news |title=Maldives confirms first two coronavirus cases; two resort islands locked down |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/maldives-confirms-first-two-coronavirus-cases-two-resort-islands-locked-down/articleshow/74535526.cms |newspaper=The Economic Times |access-date=11 March 2020 |date=8 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319211647/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/maldives-confirms-first-two-coronavirus-cases-two-resort-islands-locked-down/articleshow/74535526.cms |archive-date=19 March 2020 |url-status=live }}{{Cite journal|last=Hussain|first=Moosa|date=June 7, 2020|title=Management of the first severe case of COVID-19 in the small islands of Maldives|journal=Respiratory Medicine Case Reports|volume=30|page=101118|doi=10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101118|pmc=7276129|pmid=32550127}} The Health Protection Agency of Maldives confirmed two cases in Maldives, both employees of the resort. Following this, the hotel was locked down with several tourists stranded on the island.{{cite news |author=Tamara Hardingham-Gill |title=Tourists being kept under coronavirus quarantine at luxury Maldives resort |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/coronavirus-quarantine-luxury-maldives-resort/index.html |access-date=11 March 2020 |work=CNN |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310213849/https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/coronavirus-quarantine-luxury-maldives-resort/index.html |archive-date=10 March 2020 |url-status=live }} As of 11 March, the resorts of Kuredu, Vilamendhoo, Batalaa, and Kuramathi island were also placed under temporary quarantine. Schools were closed as a precaution.{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: Four Maldives resorts placed in lockdown |url=https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/coronavirus-four-maldives-resorts-placed-in-lockdown-21673 |access-date=11 March 2020 |work=TTG |language=En |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319055649/https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/coronavirus-four-maldives-resorts-placed-in-lockdown-21673 |archive-date=19 March 2020 |url-status=live }}

Cases in the country spiked after a cluster emerged in the country's migrant worker community's dense living quarters, mostly composed of Bangladeshi, Indian, and Nepali migrant workers in May 2020.{{Cite web | url=https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/maldives-sees-rapid-spike-in-covid-19-patients/ | title=Maldives Sees Rapid Spike in COVID-19 Patients | access-date=12 May 2020 | archive-date=12 May 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512184448/https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/maldives-sees-rapid-spike-in-covid-19-patients/ | url-status=live }} 2,420 foreigners have tested positive in the country with 1,857 Bangladeshi migrant workers have tested positive for the virus.{{Cite web| url=https://newsin.asia/covid-19-should-be-a-wake-up-call-to-maldives-to-treat-its-migrant-workers-better/| title=COVID-19 should be a wake up call to Maldives to treat its migrant workers better| date=12 May 2020| access-date=12 May 2020| archive-date=20 May 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520035740/https://newsin.asia/covid-19-should-be-a-wake-up-call-to-maldives-to-treat-its-migrant-workers-better/| url-status=live}} The Maldivian government plans to relocate 3,000 Bangladeshi foreign workers to other islands in order to enable social distancing.{{Cite web | url=https://raajje.mv/78023 | title=Samples collected from migrant workers living in 30 | access-date=12 May 2020 | archive-date=27 May 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527205428/https://raajje.mv/78023 | url-status=live }}

As of May 24, 2021, Maldives had the world's fastest-growing COVID-19 epidemic, with the highest number of infections per million people over the prior 7 and 14 days, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Background

On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan, Hubei, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.elsevier.com/connect/coronavirus-information-center |title=Novel Coronavirus Information Center |last=Elsevier |website=Elsevier Connect|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130171622/https://www.elsevier.com/connect/coronavirus-information-center|archive-date=30 January 2020|access-date=15 March 2020}}{{Cite news |last=Reynolds |first=Matt |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-coronavirus |title=What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic? |date=4 March 2020 |magazine=Wired UK|access-date=5 March 2020 |issn=1357-0978|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305104806/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-coronavirus|archive-date=5 March 2020|url-status=live}}

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,{{cite web |url= https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196137/crunching-numbers-coronavirus/ |title=Crunching the numbers for coronavirus |website=Imperial News|date=13 March 2020 |access-date=15 March 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200319084913/https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196137/crunching-numbers-coronavirus/|archive-date=19 March 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid |title=High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England |website=GOV.UK |language=en|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200303051938/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid|archive-date=3 March 2020|access-date=17 March 2020}} but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.{{cite web |url= https://www.wfsahq.org/resources/coronavirus |title=World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus |website=www.wfsahq.org|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200312233527/https://www.wfsahq.org/resources/coronavirus|archive-date=12 March 2020|access-date=15 March 2020}}

Timeline

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= March 2020 =

  • On 7 March 2020, the Maldives confirmed its first two cases of COVID-19, who were foreign employees at Kuredhoo Island Resort. Both were believed to have caught the infection from an Italian tourist who tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to Italy. On 9 March, the Maldives confirmed two other COVID-19 cases tested positive. They too were tourists.{{cite news|title=Coronavirus: Bath couple describe Maldives resort chaos|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-51878184|date=16 March 2020|publisher=BBC}}
  • The Maldives declared a public health emergency over COVID-19 on 12 March.{{cite news |title=Maldives declares public health emergency over COVID-19 |url=https://edition.mv/news/15463 |access-date=19 March 2020 |work=TTG |language=En |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319051002/https://edition.mv/news/15463 |archive-date=19 March 2020 |url-status=live }} As of 19 March, the Maldives had 13 positive cases and the lockdown status on Vilamendhoo and Bathala had been lifted.{{cite news |title=CORONAVIRUS: MALDIVES LIFTS LOCKDOWN ON THREE RESORTS |url=https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/news/coronavirus-maldives-lifts-lockdown-on-three-resorts-21699 |access-date=19 March 2020 |work=TTG |language=En |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319051008/https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/news/coronavirus-maldives-lifts-lockdown-on-three-resorts-21699 |archive-date=19 March 2020 |url-status=live }}
  • On 27 March, the government announced the first confirmed case of a Maldivian citizen with COVID-19, and that person is from the UK. This brought the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 16; the other 15 were foreign citizens.{{cite news |title=Maldives reports first domestic case of coronavirus, total tally rises to 16 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2020/mar/28/maldives-reports-first-domestic-case-of-coronavirus-total-tally-rises-to-16-2122676.html |access-date=30 March 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330002423/https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2020/mar/28/maldives-reports-first-domestic-case-of-coronavirus-total-tally-rises-to-16-2122676.html |archive-date=30 March 2020 |url-status=live }} As of 29 March, there were 17 positive cases of COVID-19.{{cite web|title=Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation report 70|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200329-sitrep-69-covid-19.pdf|publisher=World Health Organization|date=30 March 2020|page=3}}

= April to June 2020 =

  • On 30 April, Maldivian authorities reported their first death of coronavirus in the country, with the first victim being an 83-year-old woman that died en route to the hospital.{{cite news |title=Maldives Reports First Coronavirus Fatality |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/maldives-reports-first-coronavirus-fatality20200430144617/ |access-date=30 April 2020 |publisher=ANI News |date=30 April 2020 |archive-date=1 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501171717/https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/maldives-reports-first-coronavirus-fatality20200430144617/ |url-status=live }} The total number of confirmed cases since the start of the outbreak stood at 468.{{cite web |title=Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 103 |url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200502-covid-19-sitrep-103.pdf?sfvrsn=d95e76d8_6 |publisher=World Health Organization |access-date=20 November 2020 |page=12 |date=2 May 2020 |archive-date=27 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527205343/https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200502-covid-19-sitrep-103.pdf?sfvrsn=d95e76d8_6 |url-status=live }}
  • On May 15, 2020, more than 1,000 cases tested positive for COVID-19 in Maldives. By the end of May there had been 1,773 confirmed cases and five deaths.{{cite web |title=Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 133 |url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200601-covid-19-sitrep-133.pdf?sfvrsn=9a56f2ac_4 |publisher=World Health Organization |access-date=20 November 2020 |page=14 |date=1 June 2020 |archive-date=2 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602055422/https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200601-covid-19-sitrep-133.pdf?sfvrsn=9a56f2ac_4 |url-status=live }}
  • The total number of confirmed cases increased to 2,361 and the death toll rose to eight in June.{{cite web |title=Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 163 |url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200701-covid-19-sitrep-163.pdf?sfvrsn=c202f05b_2 |publisher=World Health Organization |access-date=20 November 2020 |page=14 |date=1 July 2020 |archive-date=2 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702033315/https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200701-covid-19-sitrep-163.pdf?sfvrsn=c202f05b_2 |url-status=live }}

= July to September 2020 =

  • The total number of confirmed cases increased to 3,793 and the death toll rose to 16 in July.{{cite web |title=Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 194 |url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200801-covid-19-sitrep-194.pdf?sfvrsn=401287f3_2 |publisher=World Health Organization |access-date=20 November 2020 |page=12 |date=1 August 2020 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809061355/https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200801-covid-19-sitrep-194.pdf?sfvrsn=401287f3_2 |url-status=live }}
  • On 25 August, former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom tested positive for COVID-19.{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/maldives-ex-president-tests-positive-204308467.html|title=Maldives ex-president tests positive for coronavirus|website=news.yahoo.com|access-date=26 August 2020|archive-date=27 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527205441/https://news.yahoo.com/maldives-ex-president-tests-positive-204308467.html|url-status=live}} The number of confirmed cases more than doubled to 7667 and the death toll increased to 28 in August.{{cite web|title=Maldives response to COVID-19|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/maldives/maldives-sitrep-31-aug-2020.pdf?sfvrsn=e5db59c7_2|publisher=World Health Organization|access-date=20 November 2020|page=1|date=31 August 2020|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023012841/https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/maldives/maldives-sitrep-31-aug-2020.pdf?sfvrsn=e5db59c7_2|url-status=live}}
  • In September, the number of confirmed cases increased to 10,291 and the death toll rose to 34.{{cite web|title=Maldives launches loyalty program to attract tourists|url=https://mynews24x7.in/maldives-launches-loyalty-program-to-attract-tourists/|publisher=MyNews 24x7|access-date=20 November 2020|date=1 October 2020}}

= October to December 2020 =

  • In October, the number of confirmed cases increased to 11,659 and the death toll rose to 38.{{cite web|title=COVID-19 weekly epidemiological update|url=https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update---3-november-2020|publisher=World Health Organization|access-date=20 November 2020|page=21|date=3 November 2020|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119134727/https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update---3-november-2020|url-status=live}}
  • In November, the number of confirmed cases increased to 13,011 and the death toll rose to 46.{{cite web|last1=Mohamed|first1=Shahudha|title=COVID-19: Maldives records 17 new cases, 37 recoveries|url=https://edition.mv/news/20682|publisher=The Edition|access-date=1 December 2020|date=30 November 2020|archive-date=27 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527205521/https://edition.mv/news/20682|url-status=live}}
  • In December, the number of confirmed cases increased to 13,757 and the death toll rose to 48.{{cite web|last1=Mohamed|first1=Shahudha|title=COVID-19: Maldives records 19 new cases, 16 recoveries|url=https://edition.mv/covid_19/21281|publisher=The Edition|access-date=1 January 2021|date=31 December 2020|archive-date=27 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527205441/https://edition.mv/covid_19/21281|url-status=live}}

= January to December 2021 =

  • Mass vaccination commenced on 1 February, initially with 100,000 doses of AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine donated by India.{{cite web|last1=Osmanagic|first1=Ameera|title=Breaking: Vaccination in Maldives to begin tomorrow!|url=https://timesofaddu.com/2021/01/31/breaking-vaccination-in-maldives-to-begin-tomorrow/|website=The Times of Addu|access-date=31 January 2021|date=31 January 2021|archive-date=27 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527205503/https://timesofaddu.com/2021/01/31/breaking-vaccination-in-maldives-to-begin-tomorrow/|url-status=live}} An unidentified benefactor donated 5,000 doses of the Sinopharm BIBP vaccine while China undertook to donate 100,000 doses of the same vaccine.{{cite web|last1=Faaiq|first1=Ali|title=China to donate additional 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Maldives|url=https://timesofaddu.com/2021/02/04/china-to-donate-additional-100000-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine-to-maldives/|website=The Times of Addu|access-date=4 February 2021|date=4 February 2021|archive-date=4 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204125627/https://timesofaddu.com/2021/02/04/china-to-donate-additional-100000-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine-to-maldives/|url-status=live}} India donated 100,000 additional doses of Covishield on 20 February.{{cite web|title=India donates additional 100,000 doses of vaccine to Maldives|url=https://edition.mv/covid_19/22060|website=The Edition|access-date=21 February 2021|date=21 February 2021|archive-date=27 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527205441/https://edition.mv/covid_19/22060|url-status=live}} Four weeks after the start of the vaccination campaign, 111,415 people had received their first dose.
  • On 2 February, Dr. Sheena Moosa of the Maldives Health Emergency Operations Center reported that the time-varying reproduction number R t had risen to 5.{{cite web|last1=Abdul Hadi|first1=Ahmedulla|title=Health officials confirm spread of new COVID-19 variant in Maldives|url=https://en.sun.mv/65077|publisher=Sun Media Group|access-date=4 February 2021|date=2 February 2021|archive-date=27 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527205448/https://en.sun.mv/65077|url-status=live}}
  • On 23 February, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced that it had shipped 100,000 syringes to be used for both the AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=First wave of COVID-19 vaccine syringes start journey to Maldives|url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1085482|access-date=2021-03-22|website=UN News|language=en|archive-date=5 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305165851/https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1085482|url-status=live}}
  • As of 24 May 2021, Maldives had the world's fastest-growing COVID-19 epidemic, with the highest number of infections per million people over the prior 7 and 14 days, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/maldives-tightens-restrictions-as-virus-cases-deaths-climb|title=With Highest Covid Rate, Maldives Imposes 16-Hour Curfew|website=BloombergQuint|date=24 May 2021 |access-date=24 May 2021|archive-date=24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524215208/https://www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/maldives-tightens-restrictions-as-virus-cases-deaths-climb|url-status=live}} Doctors warned that increasing demand for COVID-19 care could hinder their ability to handle other health emergencies in the Maldives.{{Cite web|url=https://raajje.mv/100460|title=Maldives reports 61st Covid-19 death in ongoing month of May|website=raajje.mv|access-date=24 May 2021|archive-date=24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524215216/https://raajje.mv/100460|url-status=live}}
  • At the start of July 191,441 persons had received two vaccine doses and 317,214 persons had received their first inoculation,{{Cite web|title=Covid-19 vaccination: 914 doses administered on Thursday|url=https://raajje.mv/102666|access-date=2021-07-04|website=Raajje|date=2021-07-03|last1=Zalif|first1=Zunana|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703060520/https://raajje.mv/102666|url-status=live}} rising to 264,913 and 321,764 persons by the end of the month.{{Cite web|title=264,913 persons now fully vaccinated against Covid-19|url=https://raajje.mv/104111|access-date=1 August 2021|website=Raajje|date=1 August 2021|archive-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801083631/https://raajje.mv/104111|url-status=live}}
  • From 15 August, the vaccination campaign was extended to children between 12 and 17 years old.{{Cite web|title=Maldives fails to vaccinate 90 percent of the population by August|url=http://edition.mv/covid_19/22962|access-date=1 September 2021|date=1 September 2021|website=The Edition|last1=Abdulla|first1=Lamya|archive-date=2 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202075705/https://edition.mv/covid_19/22962|url-status=live}} By the end of the month 302,182 persons had received two vaccine doses and 383,620 had received their first inoculation.
  • The first case in the Maldives of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant was confirmed on 5 December.{{Cite web|title=Maldives detects first case of Omicron coronavirus variant|url=https://edition.mv/turkish_airline/23492|access-date=6 December 2021|website=The Edition|date=6 December 2021|last1=Abdulla|first1=Lamya}}
  • The number of confirmed cases increased to 15,841 in January,{{cite web|last1=Abdul Hadi|first1=Ahmedulla|title=Positive virus cases from atolls on the rise, multiple islands under monitoring|url=https://en.sun.mv/65049|publisher=Sun Media Group|access-date=1 February 2021|date=1 February 2021|archive-date=27 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527205452/https://en.sun.mv/65049|url-status=live}} 19,793 in February,{{cite web|title=One fourth of the population has received initial dose of vaccine|url=https://avas.mv/en/96342|website=Avas Online|access-date=2 March 2021|date=2 March 2021|archive-date=27 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527205522/https://avas.mv/en/96342|url-status=live}} 24,079 in March,{{cite web|title=COVID-19: Maldives records 241 new cases, 171 recoveries|url=https://edition.mv/covid_19/22385|publisher=The Edition|access-date=1 April 2021|date=1 April 2021|archive-date=1 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401055210/https://edition.mv/covid_19/22385|url-status=live}} 29,835 in April,{{cite web|title=COVID-19: Maldives records 465 new cases, 72 recoveries|url=https://edition.mv/covid_19/22467|publisher=The Edition|access-date=2 May 2021|date=1 May 2021|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502092202/https://edition.mv/covid_19/22467|url-status=live}} 64,396 in May,{{Cite web|title=COVID-19: Death toll reaches 165|url=http://edition.mv/covid_19/22634|access-date=2021-06-01|website=The Edition|language=en|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603064300/https://edition.mv/covid_19/22634|url-status=live}} 73,798 in June (of which 3,602 active cases),{{Cite web|title=COVID-19: Death toll rises to 212 in Maldives|url=http://edition.mv/covid_19/22716|access-date=2021-07-04|date=2021-07-01|website=The Edition|language=en|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711114931/https://edition.mv/covid_19/22716|url-status=live}} 77,432 in July (of which 2,601 active cases),{{Cite web|title=Covid-19: Maldives reports 123 new cases, 117 recoveries|url=https://raajje.mv/104110|access-date=1 August 2021|website=Raajje|date=1 August 2021|archive-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801081749/https://raajje.mv/104110|url-status=live}} 81,112 in August (of which 1,730 active cases),{{Cite web|title=Maldives reports 152 new Covid-19 cases, 131 recoveries|url=https://raajje.mv/105798|access-date=1 September 2021|website=Raajje|date=1 September 2021|last1=Zalif|first1=Zunana|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901074111/https://raajje.mv/105798|url-status=live}} 84,809 in September (of which 1,591 active cases),{{Cite web|title=Maldives active Covid-19 case count drops to 1,591 as 99 more recoveries are confirmed|url=https://raajje.mv/107290|access-date=11 October 2021|website=Raajje|date=1 October 2021|last1=Zalif|first1=Zunana|archive-date=1 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001110955/https://raajje.mv/107290|url-status=live}} 87,784 in October (of which 1,792 active cases),{{Cite web|title=Maldives Covid-19 cast tally rises to 87,784|url=https://raajje.mv/108861|access-date=2 November 2021|website=Raajje|date=1 November 2021|last1=Zalif|first1=Zunana|archive-date=1 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101120330/https://raajje.mv/108861|url-status=live}} 91,650 in November (of which 1,613 active cases),{{Cite web|title=Active Covid-19 cases across Maldives drop to 1,613|url=https://raajje.mv/110272|access-date=2 December 2021|website=Raajje|date=1 December 2021|last1=Zalif|first1=Zunana|archive-date=2 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202075703/https://raajje.mv/110272|url-status=live}} and 95,700 in December (including 2,298 active cases).{{Cite web|title=Covid-19 community transmission 71 out of 160 new Covid-19 cases detected from atolls|url=https://raajje.mv/111700|access-date=2 January 2022|website=Raajje|date=1 January 2022|last1=Zalif|first1=Zunana}}
  • The death toll rose to 52 in January, 62 in February, 67 in March, 73 in April, 161 in May, 212 in June, 221 in July, 226 in August, 231 in September, 243 in October, 250 in November, and 262 in December.

= January to December 2022 =

  • On 22 January, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.{{Cite web|title=President tests positive for Covid-19|url=https://edition.mv/covid_19/23770|access-date=31 January 2022|website=The Edition|date=22 January 2022|last1=Abdulla|first1=Lamya}}
  • The public health emergency of 12 March 2020 was gradually removed in 2022, starting on 13 March.
  • There were 89,993 confirmed cases in 2022, bringing the total number of cases to 185,693.{{cite web|title=Maldives confirms 15 new Covid-19 cases|url=https://raajje.mv/128759|website=Raajje|access-date=9 January 2023|date=2 January 2023|last1=Udhma|first1=Fathmath}} 49 persons died, bringing the total death toll to 311.

= January to December 2023 =

  • There were 1,001 confirmed cases in 2023, bringing the total number of cases to 186,694. Five persons died, bringing the total death toll to 316.{{cite web|title=Maldives|url=https://www.who.int/countries/mdv|publisher=World Health Organization|date=19 December 2023}}

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Restrictions on travel to the Maldives

The government of the Maldives and the Tourism Ministry of the Maldives with the guidance of the Health Protection Agency of the Maldives (HPA) placed a temporary travel restriction for the following countries to control new cases. No passengers originating from, transiting to, or with a travel history of said country/province is to be permitted into the Maldives. Maldivians and spouses of Maldivians who are foreign nationals will be allowed in but may be subject to quarantine measures.{{cite news |title=COVID-19 LOCAL UPDATES |url=https://covid19.health.gov.mv/en/ |access-date=19 March 2020 |work=Ministry of Health |language=En |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319045926/https://covid19.health.gov.mv/en/ |archive-date=19 March 2020 |url-status=live }}

class="wikitable sortable"
CountryEffective DateSource
ChinaActive from 4 February 2020Ministry of Health
Iran

|Active from 26 February 2020

|Ministry of Health

South Korea (North and South Gyeongsang Provinces)Active from 3 March 2020Ministry of Health
ItalyActive from 8 March 2020Ministry of Health
BangladeshActive from 24 March 2020Ministry of Health
Germany (Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg)Active from 15 March 2020Ministry of Health
Spain (All provinces and regions)Active from 15 March 2020Ministry of Health
France (Île-de-France and Grand Est)Active from 15 March 2020Ministry of Health
MalaysiaActive from 17 March 2020Ministry of Health
United KingdomActive from 19 March 2020Ministry of Health
Sri LankaActive from 21 March 2020Ministry of Health

Quarantine facilities

The Maldivian government turned the resort island of Villivaru in the Kaafu Atoll into a quarantine facility, described as "the world's first coronavirus resort", where patients would enjoy a luxurious stay and free medical care.{{cite news |title=Maldives builds coronavirus quarantine resort |url=https://www.scmp.com/video/asia/3074862/maldives-builds-worlds-first-coronavirus-quarantine-resort |access-date=30 March 2020 |work=South China Morning Post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330002420/https://www.scmp.com/video/asia/3074862/maldives-builds-worlds-first-coronavirus-quarantine-resort |archive-date=30 March 2020 |url-status=live }}

According to Minister of Tourism Ali Waheed, the Maldives had 2,288 beds available for quarantine as of late March 2020.{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Dominic-Madori |title=The Maldives government turned an abandoned island into a 'luxury' coronavirus quarantine facility |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/maldives-turns-abandoned-island-into-coronavirus-quarantine-facility-2020-3 |access-date=30 March 2020 |work=Business Insider |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330002420/https://www.businessinsider.com/maldives-turns-abandoned-island-into-coronavirus-quarantine-facility-2020-3 |archive-date=30 March 2020 |url-status=live }}

Impact

The Maldives' economy is dependent on tourism, which dropped severely due to travel restrictions amid the pandemic. Experts warned of an economic contraction and possible difficulties paying back foreign debt, especially to China and India.{{cite news |title=Maldives converts luxury resorts to coronavirus quarantine centers |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Maldives-converts-luxury-resorts-to-coronavirus-quarantine-centers |access-date=30 March 2020 |work=Nikkei Asian Review |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330002423/https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Maldives-converts-luxury-resorts-to-coronavirus-quarantine-centers |archive-date=30 March 2020 |url-status=live }}

Migrant workers in Maldives have been reported to face harsh treatment from their employers, such as wage theft, unsafe living and working conditions, passport confiscation, and deceptive recruitment practices. According to an investigation by Human Rights Watch, these migrant labor abuses have worsened due to COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in job loss and forced labor without any pay.{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/25/maldives-covid-19-exposes-abuse-migrants|title=Maldives: Covid-19 Exposes Abuse of Migrants|access-date=25 August 2020|website=Human Rights Watch|date=25 August 2020|archive-date=3 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903135603/https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/25/maldives-covid-19-exposes-abuse-migrants|url-status=live}}

Details of the initial confirmed cases

class="wikitable sortable"
CaseDateAgeGenderNationalityHospital admittedSource of infectionStatusNotesSource
17 March 2020Not disclosedFemaleTurkishFarukolhu Fushi Isolation CenterItalyRecoveredFirst case in the Maldives. Italian tourist linked the local transmissionMinistry of Health
27 March 2020Not disclosedMaleSouth AfricanFarukolhu Fushi Isolation CenterItalyRecoveredFirst case in the Maldives. Italian tourist linked the local transmissionMinistry of Health

See also

References

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External links

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  • {{official website|https://covid19.health.gov.mv/en}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://global-monitoring.com/gm/page/events/epidemic-0001967.XWJeUIEhbIt0.html?lang=en|title=COVID-19 pandemic - Maldives|website=Global-Monitoring.com}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.coronatracker.com/country/maldives/|title=Maldives Overview|website=Corona Tracker}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/maldives/maldives-sitrep-9-july2020.pdf|title=Maldives response to covid-19 |website= World Health Organization |date=July 9, 2020}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://pngpress.com/coronavirus-germs-png-file/|title=Covid-19 Clip art source |website= Covid-19 3D art|date=4 April 2020 }}

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