Vice President Faisal Naseem tested COVID-19 positive, Spokesperson to the President's Office Mohamed Mabrook Azeez said on Wednesday.
Mabrook had said via twitter, that he was in isolation and in good health.
Vice President got COVID-19 despite the fact he has gotten both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Covishield vaccine, which is the brand of Astrazeneca vaccine made in India's Serum Institute, is believed to drop the chance of infection to 63.09 percent, according to World Health Organisation.
Maldives is currently facing the worst COVID surge since community spread was first found in April 2020. Over 1,000 people get COVID in Maldives almost daily now. Currently, 59,644 people have gotten COVID-19 in Maldives.