A Maldivian national at the quarantine facility at Royal Island has tested positive for COVID-19 Corona Virus.

A tweet sent out by the HPA today said that a Maldivian national quarantined at the resort upon returning from the UK, was tested for the illness after symptoms surfaced. And the results have of the sample have come back positive.

And so, the number of Maldivians infected have gone up to three and the total number of cases in the Maldives to 18. The other two Maldivians infected with the illness were also tested positive upon returning from the UK.