Coronavirus: thousands of migrant workers in Maldives stranded as tourism dries up

Tens of thousands of impoverished foreign labourers have been left stranded and ostracised in one of the world’s most densely packed cities as the tourist paradise of the Maldives battles the novel coronavirus.The turquoise waters and pristine beaches that draw honeymoon couples from around the world have been empty for weeks since a government order to close all resorts. That has left an army of migrant workers jobless.Like Singapore, which recorded a large number of coronavirus cases among…