Current Situation on Maldives

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Well... when taking it by the letter, then no.
But... As situation evolves more and more restrictions come into force.
One of the latest is quarantine for Maldivians coming from the US (although the picture used is still nice).
And now also for Maldivians returning back from countries without travel restrictions.

I think it's amatter of time.
A very hard decision indeed as their all rely on tourism.

 

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And here another one for Maldivians arriving from high-risk countries.
The UK is already on the list with 2642 cases while the US have 7324 cases and is not on the list of high-risk countries.

 

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The Maldives may not be locking down but flights are getting cancelled and LOBs are also cancelling because no one is wanting to fly at this time or go out on a LOB. Also, the boat I was on last year had a lot of German and Swiss divers and I understand that they would not be allowed in at this time. That would have left 6 divers instead of 20 on that particular boat and they can't be expected to operate under those conditions. My travel agent is cancelling trips he had booked for people into May at their request.

I sure hope to get back there someday.

 

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And here we go... you will have to stay at least 14 days...

Also at the press conference, Mabrook revealed that all arrivals, not just Maldivians, from the United States of America will be quarantined for a 14-day period, with arrivals from all regions of the globe to be placed under home-quarantine upon arrival in Maldives.​

 

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By the discretionary powers vested in the Minister of Health by Section 33 of the 7/2012 Public Health Act the Minister has declared a State of Public Health Emergency for a period of 30 days from 12th March 2020.

No passengers originating from, transiting to or with a travel history of said country/province to be permitted into the Maldives. Maldivians and spouses of Maldivians who are foreign nationals will be allowed in but may be subject to quarantine measures.

Country Effective Date
China Active from 04 February 2020
Iran Active from 26 February 2020
South Korea (North and South Gyeongsang Provinces) Active from 03 March 2020
Italy Active from 08 March 2020
Bangladesh Active from 10 March 2020 – 24 March 2020
Germany (Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg) Active from 15 March 2020
Spain (All provinces and regions) Active from 15 March 2020
France (Île-de-France and Grand Est) Active from 15 March 2020
Malaysia Active from 17th March 2020

and it's like the TV series : "to be followed..."

 

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Updated Date: 26 March 2020 - 21:52

No passengers originating from, transiting to or with a travel history of said country/province to be permitted into the Maldives. Maldivians and spouses of Maldivians who are foreign nationals will be allowed in but may be subject to quarantine measures.

Country Effective Date
China Active from 04 February 2020
Iran Active from 26 February 2020
South Korea (North and South Gyeongsang Provinces) Active from 03 March 2020
Italy Active from 08 March 2020
Bangladesh Active from 24 March 2020
Germany (Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg) Active from 15 March 2020
Spain (All provinces and regions) Active from 15 March 2020
France (Île-de-France and Grand Est) Active from 15 March 2020
Malaysia Active from 17th March 2020
United Kingdom Active from 19th March 2020
United States of America Active from 18th March 2020
Sril-Lanka Active from 21st March 2020

 

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info IATA :

1. Velana Airport (MLE) is closed every day from 16:00 till 01:00.
2. All visas on arrival are suspended.
3. Passengers traveling as tourists and airline crew who have been in Bangladesh, China (People's Rep.), Iran, Italy, Malaysia, Spain, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom or in North Gyeongsang and South Gyeongsang Provinces in Korea (Rep.), Ile-de-France and Grand Est (regions of France) and Bavaria, North Rhine Westphalia and Baden-Wuerttemberg (regions of Germany) in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter the Maldives.
- This does not apply to nationals of Maldives and their spouses.
4. All passengers traveling to the Maldives for a purpose other than tourism will be quarantined for 14 days at a place designated by the Government.
5. A completed "Health Declaration Card" and an "Immigration Arrival Card" must be presented upon arrival.

 

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And here is some optimistic (?) forecast: safe tourism to restart in 3 months, although in the article it is Q3 2020.

 

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And here is some optimistic (?) forecast: safe tourism to restart in 3 months, although in the article it is Q3 2020.

Let's hope it will be like this, but it must be noted that until now, most of the (government) forecasts were too optimistic in most of the countries...

 

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Update on the plans to re-open the Maldives for tourists. Please read [1], [2] and [3]
It's only an intial draft but that does not look like relaxed holidays to me...