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A South African honeymoon couple marooned in the Maldives finally left Saturday along with some of the few remaining tourists trapped by the coronavirus pandemic.
Olivia and Raul De Freita were the only guests left at an upmarket island resort in March as the hotel began shutting down due to Covid-19.The De Freitas were among 40 South Africans in the Indian Ocean nation who were evacuated Saturday, said the South African consul in the Maldives, Mohamed Ali Manik.
Local authorities organised discounted rates for anyone left stranded. But"everyone was really happy...and eager to get home," Manik told AFP.[PHOTOS]: A group of 41 South African citizens leaving the Maldives earlier today, 11 April 2020 on a repatriation flight destined for Johannesburg. The group will go into quarantine upon their arrival. Thank you to the Maldivian government &
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