Fourth Maldivian returning from UK tests positive for Covid-19

A fourth Maldivian returning from the United Kingdom has tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.

Health Protection Authority (HPA) stated that the individual was now in the isolation facility of Velidhoo Island Resort. 

The confirmed virus case means the number of cases in the Maldives has risen to 19. This is the fourth Maldivian to test positive for the pandemic virus.

Out of the 19 confirmed cases in the Maldives 13 have made full recoveries. Four Maldivians remain under treatment for the virus. All four had returned from the United Kingdom before testing positive for the virus.

The remaining two positive cases, both tourists, had departed from the country after completing their quarantine periods. Their test results were received positive after they had already departed from the country.