COVID-19: Maldives extends Greater Male' Region lockdown by 24 hrs

Health Protection Agency (HPA) on Thursday, extended the greater Male' region lockdown for an additional 24 hours.

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Police near an area cordoned off in capital city Male', following the first local transmission of COVID-19. PHOTO: AHMED ASHWAN ILYAS / MIHAARU

Ahmed Aiham

2020-04-16 14:42:29

Health Protection Agency (HPA) on Thursday, extended the greater Male' region lockdown for an additional 24 hours.

Marking the first COVID-19 case in the capital city on Wednesday, HPA's Director General of Public Health Maimoona Aboobakuru placed the city under a 24-hour lockdown.

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