Task Force: Indonesian Migrant Workers Don't Have To Worry About Following Quarantine

ILLUSTRATION/WISMA ATHLET KEMAYORAN/VOI DOK

JAKARTA - The Head of Health Handling of the COVID-19 Task Force Alexander K. Ginting asked all Indonesian migrant workers who came from abroad not to worry about following the quarantine rules made by the government.

"Those who go abroad and then return are expected to follow (quarantine) procedures. Because this is part of Global Health Security," said Alexander in the Thursday News Productive Dialogue, quoted by Antara, Thursday, December 23.

Alexander said that these migrant workers do not need to feel anxious or worried in following the policy because the government has prepared facilities for quarantine and even added location points to undergo the quarantine period.

In addition, the government will also facilitate PCR testing of migrant workers in the laboratory. If the test results prove positive, treatment will be carried out and services will be provided.

"The government will continue to care for and continue to provide services to those who are sick. What is important is how the new variant of the virus does not transmit and we manage to lock and guard it at the gates," he said.

Alexander emphasized that the government will continue to try to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in the community by intensifying tests, both through whole genome sequencing (WGS) and S-gene target failure (SGTF) for screening.

His party will also continue to monitor the conditions at each arrival entrance, both by land, sea and air.

Therefore, he asked all parties who are travel agents to continue to comply with the applicable regulations, as well as carry out health protocols with more discipline.

"This is our job together. It is our collective responsibility to sound all of this to people who want to travel abroad or who come to follow this procedure," said Alexander.