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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
The government will force passengers train long distance and planes to do Quick test antigen maximum 2×24 hours or D-2 before departure. This is done to reduce the risk of spreading the corona virus at Christmas and New Years.
“Rapid test antigen has better sensitivity compared Quick test antibody, “said coordinating minister of Maritime Affairs and Investments, Luhut Binsar Pajaitan, in an official statement, quoted on Tuesday (12/15).
However, Luhut has not specified when the mandatory testing provisions will be enforced. For the record, Luhut previously announced that tourists traveling by land to Bali must take the rapid H-2 antigen exit test.
Meanwhile, airplane passengers traveling to Bali must take a swab test. Polymerase chain reaction(PCR) at D-2 before departure.
As a follow-up, the Governor of Bali, I Wayan Koster, issued circular letter 2021 of 2020 on the implementation of community activities during the Christmas holidays and welcoming 2021 in the new era of life in the province of Bali. In this circular, the mandatory test provisions apply from August 18 to January 4, 2020.
The government, Luhut continued, will apply a measured adjustment policy to anticipate an increase in corona cases at the end of the year’s holidays.
“We are not implementing the PSBB, but we will apply a measured and controlled policy of hardening, so that the addition of cases and deaths can be controlled with relatively minimal economic impact,” he said.
[Gambas:Video CNN]The measurable community hardening includes the 75 percent work-from-home (WFH) provision and a province-wide ban on New Years celebrations. In addition, the government has also imposed restrictions on the hours of operation of shopping malls, restaurants and entertainment venues until 7:00 p.m. for Jabodetabek and 8:00 p.m. for the red zone in West Java, Central Java and East Java.
In addition, the tightening of the health protocol will also be implemented in resting area and tourist spots.
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