JAKARTA – International travellers will be allowed to enter Indonesia without the need to quarantine, but a negative Covid-19 test is still required.
Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno said, in a statement, that the policy of no quarantine across the country will be expanded and new entry requirements will be released by the Covid-19 Task Force today.
This comes after the success of the two-week trial of the quarantine-waiver programme in Bali, Batam, Bintan and the travel bubble programme for MotoGP 2022 in Mandalika, West Nusa Tenggara.
The reopening of borders after two years gives more certainty to businesses, incoming travellers and allows its citizens to travel abroad and return without the fear of being locked up in a hotel.
It is also timely for Indonesia as it prepares for the G20 summit in November. It would also help achieve the country’s target of attracting up to 3.6 million foreign tourists this year.
The world’s fourth-most populous country recorded 4,699 new coronavirus infections yesterday, down from Sunday’s 5,992 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 5,967,182. – Bernama, March 22, 2022
