Health Protection Agency (HPA) on Wednesday revealed that random sampling within the Greater Male' Region was reduced, urging individuals to visit a flu clinic.
Authorities began conducting random sampling efforts to determine the level of community spread within the region.
According to HPA Director Thasleema Usman, the priority for the agency is to bring the virus under control and manage the outbreaks that occur across various regions.
Maldives currently records a total of 12,355 virus cases of which 915 are active cases, in addition to 11,388 recoveries and 45 deaths.
During August, authorities tightened the safety measures implemented in the Greater Male' region, following an alarming upsurge of COVID-19 cases after the state initiated efforts to steer the country towards a 'new normal' with the phased easing of lockdown restrictions.
After a long period of recording over 100 daily cases, the numbers fell to two-digits during the most part of September. Throughout October the numbers had slipped further down below 50, with a few spikes on rare occasions.
Within this same period, the number of recoveries saw a significant increase, bringing the number of recovered cases to over 90 percent.
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