Though 59% of the population has received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, the recent surge took a heavy toll with nearly half of the country's 200 Covid-19 deaths being reported in May
A medical worker (C) wearing full protective gear takes a swab sample from a man to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus on a street in Male on June 5, 2020.
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