The Maldives’ Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid separately met the Chinese ambassador to the Maldives, Zhang Lizhong, and Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Sudhir, according to Edition news

The Maldives government on Wednesday announced changes in its health guidelines, including reducing the quarantine period to 10 days and making the masks mandatory, in order to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country, Sun news reported

The Maldives’ Health Protection Agency (HPA) has reported 37 confirmed positive cases of the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 13,047  in the small island nation that is an international high-end tourist destination, Sun news reported

The Maldivian coastguard seized a foreign fishing vessel and arrested six of its crew who were illegally fishing in the waters that lie in the Maldives’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ),  Sun news reported

The Maldives parliament has voted to remove Juvenile Court Judge Abdul Baree Yoosuf from his post, Sun news reported

The Maldives’ Health Protection Agency (HPA) has reported 47 confirmed positive cases of the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases 12,994 in the small island nation that is an international high-end tourist destination, Sun news reported

Maldives Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid called for a mechanism to address the challenge of Islamophobia affecting the lives of Muslims across the world

Opposition parties in the Maldives will hold nationwide rallies on Saturday as former President Abdullah Yameen completes a year in prison, Edition news reported

The Maldives’s government is ramping up preparations to bring the COVID-19 vaccines to the country and also formed a National Steering Committee for the purpose of coordination in this regard, Sun news reported

The Maldives’ Health Protection Agency (HPA) has reported 35 confirmed positive cases of the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases 12,889 in the country, Sun news reported

The Maldives has witnessed a sharp 95 percent decline in tourist arrivals in the third quarter of 2020 in comparison to the same period last year, Edition news reported

The Maldives government is currently considering plans to raise revenues for leasing some small islands to private individuals, Sun news reported

The Maldives’ Ministry of Tourism allowed 110 guesthouses to start operations in different islands since 15 October in order to boost tourism and the local economy, Sun news reported

The Maldives’ Health Protection Agency (HPA) has reported 150 confirmed positive cases of the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases 12,758 in the country, Sun news reported

Opposition parties in the Maldives are set to protest across the country as its leader and the former President Abdullah Yameen completes a year in prison, reported Edition.mv