Rich Indians come to Maldives to escape the epidemic

Faced with the outbreak of the Covid-19 battle in their homeland, the rich in India urgently sought to flee to the Maldives – a safer place and located near the country.
Although a series of other countries have banned the entry of people from India, the Maldives government has only made some minor changes to the regulations, according to the report. France 24.

Currently, tourists from India can stay in isolated resorts and are not allowed on islands inhabited by locals. But this is still the largest group of tourists in the archipelago since late July last year, after the Maldives reopened its international borders. The archipelago is located in the south of India, only about 2-3 hours by flight from the country. Thoyyib Mohamed, head of the Maldives’ tourism authority, told AFP : “The scattered geographical position of the small islands helps us to minimize the risk of spreading the virus on a large scale.” In addition to Dubai, the Maldives is the place where the rich in India are flocking to flee the dangerous situation at home. Photo: Shutterstock. “Many small islands are isolated, self-contained resorts. If a new case appears, the government is still able to control and isolate sick people in the resort, preventing pathogens from creeping out.” , Mr. Thoyyib added. Maldives is also conducting a campaign to vaccinate against Covid-19 for all 50,000 people in the country working in the fields of tourism, commercial services and hotels. In the other direction, many Indian actors and celebrities face an angry public reaction when they still carelessly show their photos to the Maldives to escape the epidemic and relax. Ranbir Kapoor and his girlfriend left India in the middle of the epidemic season and posted pictures of enjoying a vacation. Photo: Nzerald. On April 19, Ranbir Kapoor – the 6th highest paid actor in Bollywood – shared a picture of himself and his girlfriend Alia Bhatt leaving the country, with the caption “Maldives beckoning me”. Similarly, another pair of Bollywood stars, Disha Patani and Tiger Shroff, showed off photos of enjoying the Maldives in a 5-star resort. Below the comment section, a series of objections, criticizing the insensitivity of the rich class. Many other celebrities in the Indian showbiz also condemned the act of showing off their wealth at this time as offensive and inappropriate. In addition to Dubai, the Maldives is a place where many rich Indians flee to escape the epidemic by private planes at expensive costs. Demand for private jet charters has skyrocketed, with many people pooling money in a shared charter to quickly leave the country. Over the past several days, the number of new Covid-19 cases in India has continuously reached a world record. On April 30, India continued to record 408,331 new infections, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in this country to 19 million.