On April 16, Maldives had just 82 cases along with a seven-day average of 84 cases per day. But since then, the numbers have shot up astronomically and on May 5, there were 734 new cases in the country. The numbers are increasing at an alarming rate which has forced Maldives FA to request AFC to postpone the games.
As covid numbers are increasing in alarming numbers and as there are serious concerns from public @MaldivesFA is in talks with @theafcdotcom to postpone the centralized matches of @AFCCup South Asia Zone which was scheduled to be held here in Malè.@bassam jaleeI Ahmed Mahloof (@AhmedMahloof) May 5, 2021