DENPASAR - Deputy Governor of Bali Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati (Cok Ace) is optimistic that Bali tourism will be helped by the increasing number of visits after the travel regulations are changed again. Now airplane passengers can use the results of antigen tests on Java-Bali and outside Java-Bali flights.
"By changing the conditions to allow the use of antigens, I believe the wisdom that goes to Bali will increase, on weekdays it is around 30 percent to 40 (percent). If there is no change in policy until the end of the year, the figure can increase to 100 percent," said Cok Ace, Thursday, November 4th.
The same thing is also related to the 3-day quarantine for travelers from abroad. Previously, the government required a 5-day quarantine.
"The center has decided to quarantine for only three days, even though we are still inferior to Thailand, which carried out zero quarantine. But I believe that the three-day policy will be quite helpful. We hope that in the future the policies will be the same as our competitors," said Cok Ace. .
Previously, the Chair of the Task Force for Handling COVID-19 Ganip Warsito issued an Addendum to Circular Letter (SE) Number 20 of 2021 concerning International Travel Health Protocols During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
In this SE, the government reduces the quarantine period for travelers from abroad to three days. With a note, the traveler has been vaccinated against COVID-19 in two doses.
Meanwhile, travelers who have just been vaccinated with one dose will continue to undergo a five-day quarantine period as in the previous SE.
"Required to undergo quarantine for 5x24 hours for international travelers who have just received the first dose of vaccine or for 3x24 hours for international travelers who have received the full dose of vaccine," Ganip wrote in a SE published Tuesday, November 2.
Every traveler from abroad is also required to carry out an RT-PCR test upon arrival at the entrance to Indonesia. Then, retest after quarantine.
"The second RT PCR retest to complete the quarantine or exit test on the third day for the three-day quarantine obligation, and the exit test on the fourth day for the five-day quarantine obligation," said COVID-19 Task Force Spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito in a virtual press conference.
For Indonesian citizens who are Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI), students, or government employees who return from an overseas official trip, they will undergo quarantine at a cost borne by the government.
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