The Government has extended the State of Public Health Emergency for an additional month amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is the 11th time the government has extended the State of Public Health Emergency in the country which was initially declared back in March due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
In a declaration issued by the Health Ministry, the government extended the State of Public Health Emergency period till 3rd February 2021.
Health Minister Ahmed Naseem signed the declaration today.
The extension was ordered by the powers vested to the Health Minister under Section 33 of the Public Health Protection Act.
The declaration said that the state of public health emergency was extended to further quell the spread of the virus and safeguard the health of the general public.
It also said that the Director-General of Public Health had also advised the Minister to extend the public health emergency period given the current situation of the pandemic in the Maldives.
Health Protection Agency had reported last night that a total of 13,867 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the Maldives with 33 new cases reported yesterday. It also said 13,191 people have recovered from the illness and that 621 remained as active cases of COVID-19 across the country.
HPA had confirmed that 48 individuals have succumbed to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Maldives since April of last year.
