Health Protection Agency (HPA) has changed their guidelines allowing people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can travel from island where COVID-19 positivity rate is below five percent, without quarantine.
In a press conference held by the President's Office, their Spokesperson Mabrook Azeez announced that as per the new guidelines, people that had completed both COVID-19 doses can travel without needing to quarantine if two pre-conditions are met; that is if 14 days have passed since they received their second dose of the vaccine, and they present a PCR negative result. This is only applicable to islands that are not under monitoring due to existing COVID-19 cases.
This guideline will go into effect starting Thursday. PCR negatives from random tests can also be provided prior to travelling.
Resort workers can also travel without quarantining under the new guidelines if they meets the aforementioned conditions. However, resorts are required to test 10 percent of their employees every month as part of active surveillance in order for this to apply to their employees. The looser travel restrictions will not apply to resorts under monitoring either.
So far 44 percent of the vaccine eligible population and over 70 per cent of the resort workers population have received both doses of the vaccine in Maldives. Maldives is currently administering both Covishield and Sinopharm vaccine.
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