Shops permitted to open at 0600hrs

Ministry of Economic Development has announced shops in the Greater Male’ Region have been permitted to open at 0600hrs, starting from August 30.

As part of the COVID-19 control measures imposed in the capital, the government had announced shops would be permitted to operate between 0900hrs and 2130hrs. However, the announcement has now been revised to allow shops to open at 0600hrs.

Shops in the Greater Male’ Region have been instructed to close at 2130hrs to allow employees to return home before the curfew which runs from 2200hrs to 0500hrs. Meanwhile, vehicles have been banned from 2000hrs to 0500hrs.