Tourism Ministry says more than 11,000 tourists have visited the Maldives since the country reopened its borders in mid-July following a four-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ministry said from July 15 to yesterday 11629 tourists have arrived in the Maldives as the country looks to bounce back from the economic setback brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier this month, Maldives Immigration had said that 7628 tourists had arrived in the country in the month of August. It had said since the border reopened an average of 218 tourists had landed in the country last month with a maximum of 373 tourists arriving on a single day in August.
Meanwhile, Immigration had said that effective today, all tourists and other visitors (traveling for short-term and or, for official purposes and not subject to 14 days quarantine) is required to have a certificate of negative pre-entry PCR test result for COVID-19, issued not more than 72 hours prior to departure to Maldives, counting from the first port of embarkation en route to the Maldives.
It said that the PCR certificate should bear the name and address of the laboratory that performed the testing, result of the test, date of testing as well as name and signature of the issuing officer.
Health Protection Agency said last night that 21 resorts across the country are currently hosting active cases of COVID-19 including 17 tourists and 48 citizens.
