Maldives emerges as choice holiday spot for Indians to escape Covid-19

India reached a grim milestone on April 5 when the government reported over 100,000 new cases on a single day for the first time

Indians are jetting off to the Maldives in ever greater numbers to escape the coronavirus pandemic.

Visitors from the South Asian nation to the sandy paradise known for its clear water and white beaches jumped 50% to just over 44,000 in the first two months of the year versus 2020, figures from the island nation’s ministry of tourism show. Arrivals from China, Japan and South Korea were down around 98%. Tourists from India also made up 23.3% of the total in the two months, the most from any single country.

India reached a grim milestone on April 5 when the