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HPA permits reopening of offices, colleges and universities

Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced all offices, colleges and universities have been permitted to reopen, starting from August 6.

As per the latest announcement released by HPA, offices have been permitted to reopen with employees physically attending work, starting from August 6. HPA has also permitted colleges and universities to resume face-to-face classes, starting from August 6. Offices, colleges and universities have been instructed to adhere to the guidelines of HPA when resuming operations under the new normal.

Earlier this week, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih stated the government-implemented COVID-19 control measures have made positive progress towards achieving a “new normal”. He called upon all authorities to encourage the administrations’ community-wide mass vaccination programme.