Indonesian Citizens Evacuated From Ukraine Will Undergo Quarantine At Pasar Rumput

PHOTO of Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi with Deputy Minister of Defense Lt. Gen. Muhammad Herindra/Public Relations Bureau of the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Defense

JAKARTA - As many as 80 Indonesian citizens from Ukraine arrived at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten. There are still 14 Indonesian citizens in Bucharest, Romania.

"At around 17.10 western Indonesia time, those who brought Indonesian citizens home from Ukraine had landed in the country, 80 Indonesian citizens and 3 foreigners who were families of Indonesian citizens were in the group. There are 14 evacuated people who are still living in Bucharest for the time being," said Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Thursday, March 3.

"From the tests, 12 evacuated people tested positive for COVID-19, two others chose to stay in Bucharest accompanying their children," continued the Foreign Minister.

Now the Indonesian citizens who were evacuated from Ukraine are undergoing quarantine at the Pasar Rumput guesthouse, Jakarta.

One of the Indonesian citizens who were evacuated from Ukraine shared her story via Instagram, vandasakinadamayanti.

"Alhamdulillah arrived finally, can't wait to take a break from the battlefield and now we want to quarantine at the Pasar Rumput first. Can't think anymore. I want to sleep well tonight bismillah," she said, as quoted by VOI from Instastory.