Maldives announce travel restrictions for South Asian Countries

Kathmandu: Maldives has announced travel restrictions for South Asian Countries starting from today. Issuing a notice on Saturday, Ministry of Tourism of Republic of Maldives has announced travel restrictions for South Asian Countries owing to increasing covid-19 cases in the region.

The travel restictions has been imposed based on the notice published on the Government of Maldives Gazette on May 8, 2011 by Health Protection Agency. It has been decided to further strengthen travel restrictions for South Asian Countries — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

The government of Maldives has decided to halt any further check-ins of inbound tourists from South Asian Countries to Guesthouses and hotels in inhabited Islands. Similarly it has decided to temporarily suspend the entry of work permit holders to Maldives from South Asian Countries.