19 march 2020ministry of health sri lankaactive from 21 march 2020ministry of health quarantine facilities the maldivian government turned the resort island of villivaru in the kaafu atoll into a quarantine facility, described as "the world's first coronavirus resort", where patients would enjoy a luxurious stay and free medical care. according to minister of tourism ali waheed, the maldives had 2,288 beds available for quarantine as of late march 2020. impact the maldives' economy is dependent on tourism, which dropped severely due to travel restrictions amid the pandemic. experts warned of an economic contraction and possible difficulties paying back foreign debt, especially to china and india. migrant workers in maldives have been reported to face harsh treatment from their employers, such as wage theft, unsafe living and working conditions, passport confiscation, and deceptive recruitment practices. according to an investigation by human rights watch, these migrant labor abuses have worsened due to covid-19 pandemic that resulted in job loss and forced labor without any pay. details of the initial confirmed cases casedateagegendernationalityhospital admittedsource of infectionstatusnotessource 17 march 2020not disclosedfemaleturkishfarukolhu fushi isolation centeritalyrecoveredfirst case in the maldives. italian tourist linked the local transmissionministry of health 27 march 2020not disclosedmalesouth africanfarukolhu fushi isolation centeritalyrecoveredfirst case in the maldives. italian tourist linked the local transmissionministry of health