The federal government is devoted to having the test results out as quickly as possible.
Jakarta – Indonesia has put several health screenings in place for global travelers to avoid imported COVID-19 cases, spokesperson of the COVID-19 Managing Job Force, Wiku Adisasmito, has said.
” The system has been managed in the Task Force Circular Letter Number 20/2021 together with its addendum,” he said while providing a press statement, accessed on the YouTube channel of the National Disaster Mitigation Firm (BNPB) here on Tuesday afternoon.
He made the statement in reaction to concerns relating to the potential for the import of a brand-new variation of coronavirus, AY.4.2, which was just recently reported to have been detected in Malaysia.
The spokesperson informed that the numerous health screenings for travelers start with checks on their fundamental health condition at the arrival gate.
” Moreover, they are required to do the after-arrival COVID-19 tests at the entryway point and carry out the self-quarantine,” he included.
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In addition, he stated that the period of quarantine is different for global tourists who have actually been completely vaccinated and those who have not.
” The quarantine duration is three days for those who have actually been totally vaccinated; on the other hand, those who have not been totally immunized will need to do it for 5 days,” he discussed.
Furthermore, travelers are also required to carry out a second COVID-19 test after their arrival, he stated.
Travelers who are needed to carry out self-isolation for 3 days require to carry out the test on the 3rd day, he included.
For those who have to quarantine for five days, the test should be carried out on the fourth day, he stated.
” Travelers are just allowed to leave the quarantine facility if the test outcomes have actually been received stating that they are negative,” Adisasmito highlighted.
Typically, the test results come out about 6 to 12 hours after a sample is taken, he notified.
” The federal government is devoted to having the test results out as soon as possible,” he added.
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