Health Protection Agency (HPA) has revealed PCR testing can be done in six establishments in the Greater Male’ Region.
HPA made the announcement following the publication of the new guidelines mandating staff of guesthouses in Greater Male’ to undergo PCR testing once every month. HPA stated PCR tests can be done in laboratories in Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH), ADK Hospital Treetop Hospital, MedLab Diagnostics, Resort Medical Laboratory Services and Hulhumale’ Hospital.
Following extensive deliberations and considerations into the current situation of COVID-19, the guesthouses in the Greater Male’ Region has been permitted to reopen if the establishments fulfil the public health requirements and after obtaining approval from Ministry of Tourism.