Helping Maldives in Crisis, Banyan Tree Donates High-end Testing Processor

Thursday 23rd of July 2020

Helping Maldives in Crisis, Banyan Tree Donates High-end Testing Processor

On 22nd July, Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts donated a high-end testing processor to the Maldives in order to support the efforts to curb the Covid19 pandemic. The executive board in the destination had a meeting with the Minister of Health Mr. Abdulla Ameen.

The Thermo Scientific™ KingFisher™ Flex Purification System provides highly versatile and reproducible purification of 24 or 96 samples per run. It can be used with a variety of reagents, including Dynabeads products or MagMAX nucleic acid extraction kits, enabling scientists to process samples for a variety of applications.

Testing and surveilling provides crucial information to guide control measures and stop the spread of the pandemic. The same data identifies risk factors and helps plan for future healthcare needs, mentioned Mr Zahir, acting general manager of Angsana Velavaru, one of the three island resorts in the Maldives managed by Banyan Tree.

The hospitality company, partnering with Bureau Veritas to co-develop a proprietary label and set of protocols, have launched the Safe Sanctuary Program, an integrated health and well-being initiative. The program demonstrates the rigour of Protect, Provide and Prevent incorporating over 40 protocols of heightened assurance and well-being standards throughout the guest and associate experience. 

Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts has grown into one of the world's leading international operators in the hospitality and spa industry that manages more than 48 resorts and hotels, 64 spas, 74 retail galleries and three championship golf courses in 28 countries. The company’s 3 luxury resorts in the Maldives include Angsana Velavaru, Angsana Ihuru and Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru.