President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has appointed a special envoy to each of the atolls to monitor the situation of Covid-19.

A statement issued by the Health Ministry on Saturday noted that the President made the decision in order to further strengthen how closely the situation in the Atolls are monitored and to fast track certain decisions related to the pandemic.

As such, the Health Ministry said that State Minister or Deputy Minister level officials from various ministries have been appointed to each atoll.

The Minister added that these officials will be working with taskforces and councils to identify the issues in controlling Covid-10 spread in the atolls, to closely monitor the situation and to report it back to Health Emergency Operation Center (HEOC).

The government has been introducing new measures to control the current surge in Covid-19 numbers across the country.