Number of COVID-19 cases in the Maldives rises to 1,457

First phase of easing lockdown restrictions to begin on May 28

Sporting activities to resume in islands not under monitoring

467 resort employees placed in transit quarantine facilities

Additional 200 Bangladeshi nationals repatriated from the Maldives

26 Maldivians evacuated from Thailand

USD 246 distributed as Zakat al-Fitr

Only essential services to be opened during first phase of easing restrictions

NEOC stops testing bed-ridden elderly individuals