The government of the United States on America, on Saturday, announced a grant of USD 2 million, as economic support for Maldives.
According to the Foreign Ministry, the financial support is intended to help expand social protection services through civil society and support the government's strategy for recovery amid COVID-19.
This includes technical support to the government, private sector and financial institutions to support businesses affected by the pandemic.
Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid thanked US Secretary of State Micheal R Pompeo and the US government for this timely assistance and stressed on the importance of such aid from international partners in containing and overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maldives currently records 519 confirmed, 499 active cases of COVID-19 and a total of 17 recoveries. The country recorded its first virus death, an 83-year-old local female, on Wednesday evening.
Following the first confirmed local transmission on April 15, Malé has recorded a significant increase in COVID-19 cases. The city is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.
In addition to the capital, COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Uligan in Haa Alif Atoll, Narudhoo and Milandhoo in Shaviyani Atoll, and Thulusdhoo in Kaafu Atoll.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. The new strain of novel coronavirus has infected over 3.4 million people and claimed over 242,599 lives around the world. However, out of those infected, more than a million people have recovered.
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