Maldives during covid. All tourists will undergo non intrusive temperature checks and screening on arrival to the maldives. Check the latest information on risk from covid 19 for maldives on the travelhealthpro website. Stranded in the maldives during covid 19 catching up with richard kotch surf manager at one of the indian oceans premier lefthanders.
Cdc recommends travelers avoid all nonessential international travel to maldives. Like all countries heavily reliant on tourism its been hit hard by the crisis and at a time when. The maldives ministry of tourism website has guidelines for visiting maldives during the covid 19 pandemic.
Maldives opened some resort islands for tourism on july 15 2020. See the travelhealthpro website for further advice on travel abroad and reducing spread of. According to googles covid 19 tracker the maldives experienced a small jump in cases during the open border period but the country has experienced fewer than 9000 cases overall compared with almost 6400000 in the united states.
On 9 march the maldives confirmed two other covid 19 cases have been tested positive. Some examples of essential travel may include traveling for humanitarian aid work medical reasons or family emergencies. Both are believed to have caught the infection from an italian tourist who has been tested positive for covid 19 after returning to italy.
The maldives has tightened entry requirements for tourists after a spike in coronavirus infections at more than a dozen resorts the foreign ministry said wednesday. If you have symptoms of covid 19 while in maldives call 1676 if a case of covid 19 is identified in a tourist facility procedures are set in place for the property to work with the government of maldives to ensure safe return of unaffected tourists to their home country. You may also be chosen for a random covid 19 pcr test by maldivian health authorities.
Covid 19 risk in maldives is high. The maldives has recorded nearly 2000 confirmed cases and five deaths from covid 19 so far. Screenshot courtesy of google.
A detailed explanation of the process for tourists can be found on the ministry of tourism website.
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