The no-quarantine policy has been expanded to all of Indonesia, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, said during a weekly press briefing here on Monday.
“Travelers only need to do PCR test,” he added.
The policy has been applied because of COVID-19 pandemic handling, which has been deemed to be more under control thanks to people’s compliance with stringent health protocols.
The COVID-19 handling task force’s circulation letter on the no-quarantine policy will be issued on March 22, 2022, at the latest, he informed.
In addition, the success of the no-quarantine trial in Bali, Batam, and Bintan, Riau Islands, has also served as the basis for the government’s decision to expand the policy to all of Indonesia.
In these three regions, the positivity rate is very low and the reproduction rate has also continued to decline.
“As a reminder for us all, testing and tracing should be bolstered once again,” the minister said.
“While antigen for traveling condition had been removed, as a form of surveillance, as a condition for close contact, this has to be strengthened,” he added.
The utilization of PeduliLindungi also needs to be increased considering that the use of the application has seen a downward trend in the last several weeks, he said.
During the press briefing, Uno also informed that people can freely carry out prayer activities during Ramadhan.
However, they should still implement the health protocols, which will be adjusted with the level of crowding in places of worship, and receive the complete dose of the vaccination as well as the booster shot.
“There will be a circulation letter and announcement for this,” the minister said.
“This means that alhamdullilah (praise be to God), we can do tarawih (a special prayer performed during Ramadhan) once again, and we can also break fast together with stringent health protocol, obviously,” he added.
Source: Antara News