Speaker of the Parliament, the former President of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed has said that he believes that the global pandemic of the COVID-19 Corona Virus will reach the Maldives as well.

Nasheed made the statement at the parliament sitting today after some MPs raised concerns to establish a system of transporting staple goods and fuel to the islands if the spread of the disease puts a stop the transportation between the islands.

The Speaker of the parliament said that the disease will reach the Maldives and it is difficult for him to see it as an impossibility. Nasheed said that people travel to the Maldives from all over the globe and it would be difficult to convince someone that the disease won’t come to the Maldives.

He said that if there’s a disease in the world, it would come to the Maldives as well. And the answer to that is to find a cure and strengthen the healthcare system and hiding in the homes instead is not the responsible, smart decision.