Take The Train To Make Sure The Medical Mask Stays On Your Face, That's Important!

Train passengers are verifying tickets in the station area (PT KAI via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) emphasized to customers that masks must still be used while at stations and train trips.

VP Public Relations of KAI (Persero) Joni Martinus said that although there was an easing of the use of masks in open spaces, the government still required the use of masks in public transportation services.

"KAI welcomes the government's policy in handling COVID-19 on rail transportation. KAI will ensure that the implementation of health protocols, especially the use of masks, is carried out properly by train customers," Joni said in his statement in Jakarta, Antara, Friday, May 20.

These provisions are as written in the SE of the Ministry of Transportation Number 57 of 2022 concerning Guidelines for the Implementation of Domestic Travel by Rail Transportation during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period on 18 May 2022.

The types of masks used are 3-ply cloth masks or medical masks that cover the nose, mouth and chin. Customers also have to change masks regularly every 4 hours and dispose of waste masks in the places provided.

"To help customers implement health protocols, KAI distributes healthy kits to long-distance train customers containing KN95 or KF94 masks and wet wipes for free," he said.

However, masks can be removed when customers eat or drink. If a customer is found not wearing a mask properly, he said, officers in the field will immediately reprimand the person concerned.

KAI consistently enforces health protocols according to government regulations to make traveling by train safe, comfortable, and healthy.

Also in accordance with the SE of the Ministry of Transportation Number 57 of 2022, long-distance train customers who have received the second (complete) or third (booster) dose of vaccination are not required to show a negative result of the RT-PCR or Antigen Rapid Test during the boarding process, starting from 18 May departure 2022.

"Along with the situation and conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia that are increasingly under control, it is hoped that it will increase public interest in using trains. So the volume of train customers continues to grow from time to time," said Joni.