The worsening COVID-19 situation in the Maldives may require for a lockdown to be imposed once again, the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has warned.

The number of infections have been increasing at an alarming rate for the past few weeks. The tally has crossed the 7000-mark with 140 infections recorded over the past 24 hours and 28 deaths recorded to date. Health experts believe efficient testing could show upto 600 positive cases a day.

Speaking at a press conference held Tuesday night by the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC), TAG member Dr. Ahmed Shaheed said COVID-19 has spread to all areas of the capital. While the number of infections have increased significantly over the past week, the situation in the capital is now at ‘level 9’, said the doctor. If the situation continues to worsen and a ‘level 10’ stage is reached, a lockdown is very likely to be imposed, he said.

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