The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday approved an additional grant of USD 1 million to support the Maldivian government's emergency response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Issued under ADB's Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund (APDRF) and financed by Japan, the USD 1 million grant will help alleviate the financial, logistical, and other constraints faced by the Maldivian government due to the spread of the coronavirus.