Indonesia enforces new regulations for international travelers

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The federal government has applied new rules for worldwide vacationers arriving in Indonesia from Thursday, which embrace a lowered quarantine requirement of 5 days, the federal government’s spokesperson for COVID-19 Activity Power, Wiku Adisasmito, has stated.

The federal government has granted permission for entry of vacationers from 19 international locations, he famous.

“The Nationwide COVID-19 Activity Power Round No. 20 of 2021 and the Activity Power Head Decree No. 14 of 2021 relating to worldwide travels in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic interval are legitimate from right now,” Adisasmito said throughout a press convention, accessed on-line from Jakarta on Thursday.

The federal government has determined to scale back the quarantine interval for worldwide vacationers from eight days to 5 days in view of the current enchancment within the COVID-19 scenario in Indonesia, Adisasmito knowledgeable.

Beneath the regulation, worldwide vacationers should endure two COVID-19 PCR checks: one upon arrival and one other on the fourth day of quarantine to find out whether or not they can come out of quarantine and go away the lodge on the fifth day or not, he stated.

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Adisasmito confirmed worldwide vacationers shall be centered in solely two areas: Bali and Riau Islands airports. International vacationers shall be required to current a restricted go to visa, medical health insurance masking COVID-19 constructive analysis, and lodge reservation and cost proof to the officers upon their arrival in Indonesia, he added.

“To reinforce nationwide financial restoration, the customer visa could be granted to vacationers, industrial filmmakers, and college students enrolled in Indonesian schooling establishments,” Adisasmito knowledgeable.

The spokesperson revealed that vacationers from 19 international locations at the moment are allowed to enter Indonesia: Bahrain, China, France, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and the United Arab Emirates.

“The choice to scale back the quarantine interval and broaden the factors of foreigners’ entry to Indonesia is to reinforce the nationwide financial restoration according to pandemic management measures. The choice has been taken with inputs from consultants and sectoral actors thought of,” Adisasmito stated.

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