In the early morning of March 9, the Maldives Ministry of Health stated on social media that three foreigners in the Maldives had tested the new crown virus, and two of them tested positive.

On March 7, Maldives was diagnosed for the first time with two new cases of new pneumonia. At this point, the cumulative number of cases has reached 4 and the Maldives Ministry of Health has stated that the country's outbreak alert level has been raised to yellow. (Headquarters reporter Gao Zhan)