Health Emergency Operations Center HEOC has confirmed that a 38-year-old male under home quarantine in Addu City Feydhoo has tested positive for COVID-19.
HEOC said that the person had traveled to Addu on the 6th of August and had tested for the pandemic before traveling to Addu City.
Meanwhile, a member of the Addu City Council had confirmed to ‘The Press’ that the individual who tested positive for COVID-19 in Feydhoo was a police officer.
The source had said that the police officer was tested positive for COVID-19 after giving a random sample before traveling to Addu City and that the result came back positive last night.
Authorities are now carrying out contact tracing for the individual as Health Protection Agency HPA has reported active cases of COVID-19 in 12 islands and 8 resorts across the country.
The islands with active cases of COVID-19 include Haa Alifu Kela, Haa Alifu Ihavandhoo, Haa Alifu Filladhoo, Haa Dhaalu Navaidhoo, Baa Kudarikilu, Baa Kamadhoo, Raa Inguraidhoo, Raa Hulhudhufaaru, Lhaviyani Hinnavaru, Kaa Maafushi, Vaavu Fulidhoo and Fuvamulah City.
Although HPA did not reveal the names of the resorts with active cases of COVID-19, it did say that the 8 resorts have 6 resorts and 9 staff members infected with the global pandemic.
