A Rumor of a Maldivian passing away due to COVID-19 in Malaysia has been denied by the local authorities on Thursday.

The new of the death has received huge buzz on social media platforms and has been grabbing waves amongst locals in the Maldives.

In response to the following rumors, the Ministry of Foreign Affair senior official has confirmed that no such has been reported any foreign government. Furthermore, the Malaysian authorities has not reach out the government on the following.