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Maldives tightens restrictions as virus cases, deaths climb
24 May 2021 - 14:09
Bloomberg
Maldives, the Indian Ocean nation grappling with a fresh surge in coronavirus cases, will impose additional curbs on movement this week to slow the pace of infections.
More restrictions will be introduced from Wednesday, including lengthening the curfew period, according to Mohamed Mabrook Azeez, spokesman for the President’s Office. At the moment, the curfew runs from 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. The initial restrictions have had an impact on the curve,” he said Monday. We feel that more measures are needed to further slow down the number of positive cases.”
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Mauritius: Maldives, which has the world’s fastest growing Covid-19 epidemic, plans to impose a 16-hour curfew in its capital in a bid to slow down the outbreak.
The Indian Ocean archipelago, which depends on luxury tourism for much of its income, has the highest number of infections per million people over the last 7 and 14 days, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The curfew, from 4 p.m. until 8 a.m., will take force from May 26, extending the current arrangement by four hours a day, the government’s Health Protection Agency said on Twitter.
“The initial restrictions have had an impact on the curve,” Mohamed Mabrook Azeez, spokesman for the president’s office, said in an interview on Monday. “We feel that more measures are needed to further slow down the number of positive cases.”
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