MALE, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Three more COVID-19 positive patients have made a recovery in the Maldives, bringing the country's total number of active cases to five, local media reported here Thursday.
Maldives President Ibrahim Solih announced on Wednesday evening that three COVID-19 infected patients had made a recovery thanks to the efforts of healthcare workers. So far, a total of eight out of 13 confirmed COVID-19 patients have recovered in the last few weeks.
So far, all COVID-19 infections in the Maldives were foreign citizens.
The Maldives is currently under a state of public health emergency and the government has barred issuing visas on-arrival as a precautionary measure against the pandemic.
