JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) said that the High Imam of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), Rizieq Shihab, still has to carry out self-quarantine at his residence for two weeks or 14 days after arriving in the country.
According to the Director General of P2P of the Ministry of Health, Budi Hidayat, self-quarantine at this residence is a procedure that must be carried out by anyone who has just arrived from abroad.
In addition, Rizieq and his entourage who returned from Saudi Arabia were also required to carry out a swab test at a health facility and show the results of the swab a maximum of seven days before entering Indonesian territory.
"If Indonesian citizens and foreigners have brought negative PCR results from abroad and are declared valid by the officers of the Port Health Office (KKP) then the examination is declared not sick and there are no health risk factors, then they can continue their journey and undergo self-quarantine at their home or residence for 14 days, "Budi said when contacted by VOI, Friday, November 6.
If there is no swab test, this group can undergo a swab test at the quarantine location until the results come out or in about three working days.
Regarding the implementation of self-quarantine at their respective residences, Rizieq and his entourage who have just returned from abroad are also required to apply health protocols such as using separate bedrooms or using separate dining areas from other family members.
Previously, Rizieq Shihab was scheduled to arrive in Indonesia on November 10. He and his family returned to their homeland using an airplane with flight number SV-816.
"God willing, my family and I on Monday November 2020 at 09.30 Saudi time will fly from Jeddah Airport on a Saudi Arabia Airlines plane," Rizieq said as quoted from Front TV's Youtube channel, Wednesday, November 4.
Rizieq and his family will arrive at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta Airport on Tuesday, November 10 at around 09.00 WIB. Then, he will immediately go to his house to rest.
"After we landed, our family from the airport would go straight to our residence in Petamburan, Central Jakarta," he said.
"And we will rest there until Wednesday and Thursday November 11 and 12, 2020," he continued.
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