Suspected virus case in Kodhipparu resort moved to Tree Top Hospital

A suspected case of the Covid-19 virus identified from Grande Kodhipparu resort in K. Atoll has been moved to the Tree Top Hospital after the individual’s condition became serious.

Government spokesperson Mabrouq Azeez, speaking in a news conference last night, said that the symptoms of the virus were daintified from a foreign national and was moved to the hospital to be closely monitored by doctors.

The individual’s initial test sample had been received as negative, and those in contact with the individual were still in isolation until the results of the individual’s second tests are received. The resort is under monitoring mechanisms following the suspected case.

This is the second suspected case of the virus on the resort, which was placed under monitoring mechanisms once before. The suspected case had later tested negative for the virus.

Other than Kodhipparu resort, Bodufushi resort (under development) and Joali Maldives resort are under monitoring mechanisms.  

The Island Safari and the Seven Corals Guesthouse in Maafushi, placed under monitoring mechanisms after suspected cases, have now been returned to normal.

The Maldives has now confirmed 20 cases of the pandemic virus along with the positive case today. The country confirmed its first case on March 7. Out of the 20 confirmed, 15 are foreigners, while five are locals. 13 of these foreigners, as well as one local, have since made full recoveries from the virus. Currently, only four local cases are being treated for the virus.

Two foreign tourists who tested positive for the virus departed from the country upon completing their quarantine periods. The test results of the two tourists were only received after they had departed.