The Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort has reported a coronavirus infected person. The number of new coronavirus cases in Maldives climbed to 13 today after three more people tested positive to the virus, according to Maldives' Health Protection Authority, Xinhua reports. Two of the individuals who tested positive were on a safari while the third was at the Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort, local media reported. According to the HPA, out of the 13 cases, 11 are held in an isolation center in Farukolhu, and 18 are held at a resort converted into a quarantine center in Villivaru. All of the cases are foreign citizens who are either tourists or migrant workers.

Source: The Standard March 16, 2020 05:48 UTC