They all must be quarantined
Jakarta – All Indonesians taking a trip abroad will need to undergo a five-day quarantine upon their go back to Indonesia, the COVID-19 Reaction Job Force has actually stated.
” They all need to be quarantined,” planner of the expert group and representative for COVID-19 handling, Wiku Adisasmito, stated on Tuesday.
Amongst Indonesians traveling abroad is Indonesia’s U-23 national football team that is competing in Tajikstan for the U-23 Asian Cup credentials round, he informed.
The required quarantine for international tourists has been stipulated in Circular No. 20/2021 on Health Protocols for International Travelers during the COVID-19 pandemic, he notified.
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He expressed the hope that all sides will adhere to the federal government guideline which is focused on managing and preventing COVID-19 transmission.
Previously, the COVID-19 Task Force had stated all global tourists, both Indonesian and foreign nationals, will undergo a five-day quarantine upon arrival in Indonesia.
The circular is aimed at using the health protocols for international travelers during the COVID-19 pandemic, it included.
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin had actually previously verified that the variety of COVID-19 verified cases in Indonesia has actually shown a boost in the last 2 weeks.
Indonesia added 460 COVID-19 confirmed cases and 30 deaths on Monday, taking the total validated cases to more than 4.2 million and overall deaths to more than 143 thousand, main data has revealed.
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A minimum of 69.13 million Indonesians have actually been completely vaccinated versus COVID-19 since Tuesday, according to data provided by the COVID-19 Handling Task Force.
According to the current information from the task force, the number of totally vaccinated people rose by 866,113 to 69,130,122 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the number of individuals getting their first dosage rose by 922,722 to 114,347,101, it reported.
The number of 3rd dosage or ‘booster’ vaccine recipients increased by 2,899 to touch 1,110,323, it stated.
In general, the government is intending to inoculate 208,265,720 million individuals.
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