Among workers employed in tourist resorts, over 57% of employees have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Ministry of Tourism revealed the news via a tweet yesterday, further stating that despite the surges in COVID-19 cases in the capital city of Male’, Maldives remains one of the safest destinations in the world.
@MoTmv is happy to announce that over 57% of the #Maldives tourist resort staff have now completed their 2nd dose of COVID Vaccine. Irrespective of the recent surge of cases in the #CapitalCity, Maldives remain one of the safest destinations of the world.#SafeTourism
— Ministry of Tourism (@MoTmv) May 23, 2021
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, there are currently 44,954 workers employed at tourist resorts in the Maldives.
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the Maldives began at the start of February 2021. While over 300,000 people have received the first dose, 156,002 have received the second dose of the vaccine.
