Originally Posted by
rvlcr
l had the same question and this is what my travel agent (specialized maldivian agency) just emailed me back with:
“Since the tweet is quite ambiguous we have reconfirmed this query as well. This is applicable to country of origin. Meaning that the PCR test must be conducted within a maximum of 72 hours prior to departure from your country of origin, in this case the USA.”
sweet! I'd love to hear it from the Maldivian government directly just to be sure, but that'll help!