Corona maldiverna

The COVID pandemic in Maldives was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Maldives on 7 March from a year-old Italian tourist who had returned to Italy after spending holidays in Kuredu Resort & Spa.^[3][4] The Health Protection Agency of Maldives confirmed two cases in Maldives, both employees of the resort. Following this, the hotel was locked down with several tourists stranded on the island.^[5] As of 11 March, the resorts of Kuredu, Vilamendhoo, Batalaa, and Kuramathi island were also placed under temporary quarantine. Schools were closed as a precaution.^[6]

Cases in the country spiked after a cluster emerged in the country's migrant worker community's dense living quarters, mostly composed of Bangladeshi, Indian, and Nepali migrant workers in May ^[7] 2, foreigners have tested positive in the country with 1, Bangladeshi migrant workers have tested positive for the virus.^[8] The Maldivian government plans to relocate 3, Bangladeshi foreign w