JAKARTA (INDONESIA) – A circular issued by Indonesia’s COVID-19 task force says that travellers from Britain are banned and that rules have been tightened for those arriving from Europe and Australia. This comes as part of an effort to curb the spread of the new coronavirus variant.
Foreigners arriving from Britain, where a coronavirus variant is spreading rapidly, would not be allowed entrance, the circular said.
Travellers from Europe and Australia must bring a negative swab test result, be retested upon arrival and, even if that test is negative, quarantine for five days.
Doni Monardo, the head of the task force, told a radio talkshow on Thursday the new rules for Europe and Australia followed an indication the virus variant was spreading there.
The circular is effective until Jan. 8.
Indonesia has the worst coronavirus outbreak in Southeast Asia, with a total of 692,838 cases and 20,589 deaths so far.