The Maldives government has decided to halt all direct and transit flights from Bangladesh following the recent confirmed case of COVID-19 in Bangladesh, reports the Edition.mv.
The ban will be effective from Tuesday till 24 March.
Quoting a circular released by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the Maldivian media outlet reported that the ban will be effective from Tuesday till 24 March.
“Noted that relevant airlines have been informed over the decision,” CAA chief executive officer (CEO) Hussain Jaleel was quoted to have said.
It also reports that Maldives announced its first confirmed cases of COVID-19 late Saturday, after two foreign employees at the Kuredu Resort and Spa tested positive for the virus.