Returning From Abroad, Indonesian Citizens Must Perform 10 To 14 Day Quarantine

Kemayoran Athlete House/DOK Ministry of PUPR

JAKARTA - Indonesian citizens who have just returned from abroad are required to quarantine for 10 to 14 days to stop the transmission of COVID-19.

This obligation is stated in the Decree of the Head of the Task Force for Handling COVID-19 Number 1 of 2022 concerning Entry Points, Quarantine Places, and RT-PCR Obligations for Indonesian Citizens Traveling Overseas.

In a letter signed by the Head of the Task Force for Handling COVID-19 Suharyanto, it was stated that the difference in terms of the length of the quarantine period was based on the country of origin of the arrival of Indonesian citizens.

For those who have just returned from a country with the criteria for having confirmed community transmission of variant B.1.1.529 or variant Omicron; geographically adjacent to the Omicron variant community transmission country, and the number of Omicron cases is more than 10 thousand cases must undergo quarantine for 14x24 hours.

Meanwhile, Indonesian citizens traveling who are not from countries with these criteria, only need to quarantine for 10 days.

Through the letter, a centralized quarantine location for Indonesian citizens who have just arrived from abroad has also been determined. For DKI Jakarta, there are four places, namely Wisma Atlet Pademangan, Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital Kemayoran, Nagrek Flat Cilincing, and Pasar Rumput Flat.

The centralized quarantine location is only for Indonesian migrant workers who have just returned to Indonesia; students or students who return to Indonesia after completing education or carrying out study assignments abroad; government employees who return to Indonesia after carrying out official trips abroad; and representatives of Indonesia in international competitions or festivals.

Furthermore, the policies stated in this letter will be valid for one month from January 1 to January 31.