Third case of Covid-19 tested positive in Male' City

The Health Protection Agency has announced that a third Maldivian has tested positive for the virus in Male' City.

HPA tweeted that samples taken from a Maldivian national who was in direct contact with the first case identified in Male' City (Patient 21) has tested positive.

This is the third person to test positive for Covid-19 in Malé City and the eight Maldivian to test positive for the virus in total. The individual has now been moved to an isolation facility.

Samples taken from a Maldivian national who was a Direct Contact of Case: MAV021 has tested POSITIVE for #COVID19.

This is the 3rd person to became POSITIVE for COVID-19 in Malé.

— Health Protection Agency (@HPA_MV) April 15, 2020

Health Protection Agency has previously tweeted that 14 individuals who exhibited symptoms of Covid-19 and were in contact with Patient 21 in Male' City were being moved to an isolation facility. 54 people who had close contact with Patient 21 had also been isolated. The test results of 10 people who were in direct contact with Patient 21 had been received as negative, according to the authorities.

Two cases of Covid-19 including, Patient 21, has been tested positive in Male' City so far. The two cases, a mother (Patient 21) and child were tested positive today. It was first confirmed earlier today that the mother had tested positive. The authorities announced tonight that the second case who is the child of Patient 21, a toddler, had also tested positive for the virus.

The government has previously stated that Patient 21 had no travel history or contact with another positive case.Patient 21 had presented herself to the flu clinic in Male’ City yesterday. How she came into contact with the virus is being investigated by the authorities.

A lockdown of 24-hours has been imposed on the capital fowllowing the confirmation of Patient 21. The alert levels in Male’ City have been raised to Level 4: Red Alert.

The Maldives has so far confirmed 23 cases of the virus. They are 15 foreigners and eight locals. Five locals are being treated for the virus currently while all others, except two tourists who departed from the Maldives, have made full recoveries. The two tourists had departed after completing their quarantine periods before their test results were received as positive.