Masha Midhath   15 October 2020 - 09:45 AM
Tourist arrival to the Maldives. Photo: Social Media
Tourist arrival to the Maldives. Photo: Social Media
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) of the Maldives has extended negative PCR test validity time.

The announcement comes in a tweet by the Tourism Ministry on 13th October. In the tweet, the Ministry announced the HPA has extended the negative PCR test validity time of within 72Hrs to within 96Hrs prior to tourists' departure to the Maldives.



Since September 10th, to enter the Maldives, all the tourists require a negative PCR test result.

The Maldives reopened its borders on July 15th after closing it for 3 months. Since the opening, as per the records of the Tourism Ministry, over 22,000 tourists have already arrived in the Maldives.