Coordinating Minister: 15 Foreigners Positive During The MotoGP Pre-season Bubble System

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JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto who is also the Chair of the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery (KPC-PEN) revealed that 15 foreign nationals (foreigners) who were positive for COVID-19 were found in the bubble system during the MotoGP pre-season in Mandalika, Lombok, Nusa Tenggara. West.

"From the 'official' point of view, journalists, vendors, 15 foreigners have been monitored as positive but have no symptoms and are currently being isolated," said Airlangga, quoted by Antara, Monday, February 14.

The MotoGP pre-season event on 11-13 February 2022 will be held in the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (SEZ) with a "bubble" mechanism as a health protocol to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

"When the 'pre-season test' on 11-13 February took place safely and smoothly without any significant problems, the development of the case, of course, from the results of the drivers and the PCR results proved that the quarantine of the 'bubble' system could be maintained," he said.

According to Airlangga, vaccinations in Lombok also continue to be increased, with the percentage of recipients of the first dose of vaccine in the capital city of West Nusa Tenggara, Mataram, reaching more than 114 percent.

"The second vaccine is 81.4 percent, in Central Lombok the first vaccine is 90.82 percent and the second vaccine is 68 percent. Overall in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) 90.26 percent and the second vaccine is 61.4 percent and this will continue to be improved until it comes to MotoGP in March," said Airlangga Hartarto.

The main event for the Pertamina Grand Prix is planned to take place on March 18-20, 2022.

This international-scale activity will implement a "bubble" system as stated in Circular Number 5 of 2022 concerning the Bubble System Health Protocol for the 2022 MotoGP Activity in Mandalika during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period which was published on February 3, 2022.

The regulation states that the perpetrators of the "bubble" system are racers and registered "officials" must enter through the international arrival gate of Lombok International Airport Zainuddin Abdul Madjid and then must undergo a PCR test.

They must get a negative result of a repeat RT-PCR examination as well as a second RT-PCR examination to complete the quarantine.

The activities of travelers are divided into two groups, namely racers and officials as well as spectators, journalists and VVIPs, and officers or committees. They must have received the full dose of COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days before departure and showed negative results through an RT-PCR examination whose samples were taken within a maximum period of 2 x 24 hours before departure.

Travelers with the status of foreigners, except for supporting staff, are required to meet the requirements of a visit visa or other entry permit in accordance with the provisions of the applicable laws and regulations.

Foreigners in addition to supporting staff are also required to show proof of ownership of health insurance with a minimum coverage value of USD 25.000 which includes financing for handling COVID-19 and medical evacuation to a referral hospital.

While in the "bubble" system area, participants are only allowed to interact with people who are in the "bubble" group, carrying out activities in a predetermined zone at each facility or infrastructure in the "bubble" area in Mandalika.

Then undergo a routine antigen rapid test every day, report to health workers in the "bubble" system area when experiencing symptoms related to COVID-19 for a PCR examination.