Resort employees will be allowed to leave 14 days after all tourist departures

Resort employees can leave after 14 days of tourist departures

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in a news conference today has announced that employees of resorts across the country can only leave the islands after 14 days of tourist departures as a precautionary measure against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Controls on arrivals and departures in resorts across the country have been tightened after the government announced a public health emergency,

President Solih stated that employees of resorts can only depart from the island 14 days after all tourists have departed from the island. The President also announced that the Maldives will halt issuing on-arrival visas from March 27 onwards, meaning resorts in the country will also stop operations.

A total of 50 resorts have been closed so far in the country, and the President noted that the remaining resorts were expected to close within the next two weeks.