Curated Articles & Data Tools to keep watch on the Coronavirus Situation

  --//=  18th May 2020 / Issue 69 =//--

Articles

From various online magazines especially about the hospitality industry about the impact of the Coronavirus
Cheval Blanc Randheli is making a major donation of protective equipment to support the Maldives efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak. According to reliable sources, the donation by Cheval Blanc Randheli includes: 30,000 surgical gloves10,000 face masks10,000 face shields10,000 sanitise
Mövenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives have joined forces with a local business school to promote higher education for the resort's employees. The partnership with Maldives Business School makes Mövenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives the first resort in the country to partner with a...
International air travel may not return to normal until 2023, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said.
Tourist arrivals to the Maldives will take a year or a year and a half to recover to pre-pandemic levels after the island nation reopens its borders, its tourism minister has said. Ali Waheed told reporters last week that he was confident demand will pick up as soon as the country reopens its bo
The aviation industry has been drastically affected throughout the COVID-19 crisis which began with travel bans imposed at early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak. Almost every country in the world has taken strict measures to fight the pandemic by the closing of borders, airports, restricting...
COMO Maalifushi has been listed among the best private beach vacations for post-lockdown luxury travel. This was revealed by luxury travel operator Black Tomato, who recently shared some predictions for travel in late 2020 and 2021.
The Guesthouse Association of Maldives (GAM) have proposed the provision of leniency on water bills of local guesthouses.The association in a statement claimed the issue have now been brought to the attention of Male’ Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC) Managing Director Hassan Shah. GAM argued the...
Government of Maldives has declared lockdown since 15th March 2020 due to spread of COVID-19 in the community. IMF now projects that the global economy will contract by 3% in 2020, a bigger downturn than in the 2008–2009 financial crisis. As authorities take measures to curb the virus, the...

Information Sources

Data about the spread of the Coronavirus, from reputable sources

Global
By the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
UNWTO also calls upon the sector and travelers to address this challenge with sound judgment and proportionate measures.
Follow the latest news about coronavirus and its impact on hotels, airlines, cruise lines, tourism destinations, and other sectors of the travel industry.
By Harvard Medical School & Co.
Shows day by day growth/decline per country

Maldives
COVID-19 Local Updates - Ministry of Health - Maldives
Analytics, Information and safety
Avas.mv - Maldives news leader

Singapore
A collection of useful data visualisation regarding the COVID-19 virus outbreak in Singapore.
An interactive timeline chart for Singapore COVID-19 Cases

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