Szara Islands 2020-06-04

On June 2, 2020, during the Szara Madha Aka I Adhu celebrations, a man was confirmed infected with coronavirus which likely happened during the large crowd representing the country. Tests are very limited, so they were only able to test 50 of the thousands of celebrators, all over the age of 70. 20 people were confirmed to have it on June 4 and the Szara Madha Aka I Adhu celebrations are cancelled for some, and planned to be held virtually for others. The country is trying very hard to get access to tests, and there are likely a lot larger than 20 cases. Prime Minister Ngazaka Ula Adhi said, "I apologize for not realizing large crowds are a problem during this pandemic. That was very dumb. I stupidly assumed that because no one was confirmed to have it that no one did have it." A lockdown has been in place, very strict rules such as grocery shopping no more than once a week, and non-essential travel (even to a friend's house) can lead to a $75 fine.