The Maldives government has announced a temporary cessation on direct travel to and from mainland China.
The statement was officially announced by Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid during a press conference at President's Office.
The decision from Maldives government has come amid the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from China, which has already spread across the globe to several other countries.
The most recent update on the viral outbreak comes from neighboring India, where the state of Kerala had announced a coronavirus positive case.
On Wednesday, 29 January 2020, it was announced that the Maldives has cancelled over 2,000 guest bookings most of which included Chinese travel bookings.
Earlier, the Minister of Health had asserted the island nation was bolstering its quarantine efforts in a bid to place stronger preventative measures against the viral outbreak.
To achieve this, the country's premeir gateway; Velana International Airport (VIA) was installed with thermal cameras for screening.
