Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), on Saturday, opened applications for veterans to volunteer in the ongoing operations amidst the COVID-19 outbreak in Maldives.
Ex-military personnel can volunteer to offer their services by mailing their name and contact number to [email protected], or by contacting the armed forces on +960 3322496 or +960 3323708.
In response to the first local transmission of the coronavirus, HPA issued a Red Alert for Male' City and placed the greater Male' region under lockdown, which has been extended to May 1.
The lockdown prohibits all civilians and those with special permits to leave their residences, as well as a ban on all land and sea transportation within the area. HPA has also ordered a nationwide travel ban, with special exceptions made for cargo transportation and fishing vessels.
Maldives now has 35 confirmed and 19 active cases of COVID-19, with a total of 16 recoveries.
The World Health Organization has classified the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. The novel coronavirus has infected over 2.3 million people and claimed over 159,000 lives around the world. However, out of those infected, more than 591,200 people have recovered.