Minister of Health Abdulla Ameen has hinted at the possibility of an extension of the lockdown in Maldives.

Speaking during a press conference on Saturday at the National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC), the Minister said that the current situation does not allow for the lockdown to be lifted.

He further added that no one knows exactly the situation will improve hence everyone needed to be accept that we need to go forward through several hardships in the coming days.

Minister Ameen also noted that they are now working to flatten the curve as a spike in the number of daily infections would overwhelm the healthcare system.