Health Protection Agency (HPA) has stated no local councils were instructed to change business hours in any areas.
HPA stated apart from restaurants, cafes’ and shops in Greater Male’ Region no local councils were instructed to change the opening and closing hours of the business avenues in other regions.
Regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, Addu City Council released a statement instructing all restaurants, cafes’ and shops to be closed after 1800hrs every day. Addu City Mayor stated the following decision was taken after discussing with the Director General of Public Health and Addu COVID-19 Task Force.
However, HPA stated no such instructions were given to the local councils and advised all COVID-19 task forces in the nation to follow the instructions set forth by the agency.
