Here Are The Rules Of The Ministry Of Home Affairs Regarding Traveling Out Of The Regions During Christmas And New Year

Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian. (ANTARA/HO-Kemendagri)

JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian has issued Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 66 of 2021 concerning Prevention and Control of COVID-19 at Christmas in 2021 and New Year in 2022.

In the Minister of Home Affairs, the government regulates long-distance travel policies outside the region from 24 December 2021 to 2 January. For people who travel outside the region, they are required to optimize the use of the PeduliLindung application and fulfill the requirements for long-distance travel using public transportation.

"Requirements for long-distance travel using public transportation are mandatory 2 vaccines and 1 x 24 hour rapid antigen test," Tito wrote in the Ministry of Home Affairs, quoted on Friday, December 10.

For people who have not been vaccinated and people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons are prohibited from traveling long distances. Then, the requirements for long-distance travel using public transportation are technically further regulated by the National COVID-19 Handling Task Force.

In the event that a traveler who is positive for COVID-19 is found, they will self-isolate or isolate in a place that has been prepared by the Government to prevent transmission, with isolation time according to health procedures, as well as tracing and quarantine of close contacts.

Furthermore, local governments are also asked to limit community activities during the Christmas and New Year holiday period, including arts, culture and sports that can potentially cause COVID-19 transmission to be carried out without spectators.

"What is not a Christmas and New Year celebration and causes a crowd is carried out with health protocols and attended by no more than 50 people," he explained.

Then, each region is also asked to close the square on December 31, 2021 until January 1, 2022. Furthermore, there will be engineering and anticipating the activities of street vendors in crowded centers so that they can maintain a distance between traders and buyers.