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COVID-19: Maldives records 38 new cases, 29 recoveries

Shahudha Mohamed
01 December 2020, MVT 22:22
Male’ City during the new normal. PHOTO: MIHAARU
Shahudha Mohamed
01 December 2020, MVT 22:22

The Health Protection Agency (HPA), on Tuesday, announced that 38 additional individuals tested positive for COVID-19 while 29 more recovered.

According to the agency, 34 of the cases were identified from the Greater Male' Region, while three cases were identified from inhabited islands, and one case was identified from an operational resort.

Maldives currently records a total of 13,049 virus cases of which 1,027 are active cases, in addition to 11,968 recoveries and 47 deaths.

During August, authorities tightened the safety measures implemented in the Greater Male' region, following an alarming upsurge of COVID-19 cases after the state initiated efforts to steer the country towards a 'new normal' with the phased easing of lockdown restrictions.

After a long period of recording over 100 daily cases, the numbers fell to two-digits during the most part of September. Throughout October the numbers had slipped further down below 50, with a few spikes on rare occasions, including the recent spikes as a result of four new virus clusters.

Within this same period, the number of recoveries saw a significant increase, bringing the number of recovered cases to over 90 percent.

Despite the sustained decrease in virus cases, HPA has renewed calls for citizens to adhere to protective measures to contain the spread of the virus, cautioning against a public sentiment that the outbreak has been “controlled”.

On March 12, WHO classified the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. To date, the new strain of novel coronavirus has infected over 63.8 million people and claimed over 1.4 million lives around the world. However, out of those infected, more than 44.1 million people have recovered.

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