The Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Services revealed, on Thursday, that a total of 253 individuals were provided shelter amid the lockdown implemented over the capital city of Male' to curb the local COVID-19 outbreak.
During the city-wide lockdown which remained in place for three months, a number of citizens faced eviction due to financial difficulties caused by unemployment or salary reduction as certain landlords arbitrarily evicted tenants as a result of their inability to make rent.