Besides Airports, Government Asked To Tighten Land-Sea Entrances To Anticipate New Variants Of COVID

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health recorded as many as 7.179 international travelers entering Indonesia in the period September 1 to 6, 2021.

Of this number, 2 percent of them were confirmed positive for COVID-19 after undergoing examinations at the entrance of Indonesian arrivals. Even though they brought a COVID-19 free letter from their country of origin.

Responding to this, Member of Commission I Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) Bobby Rizaldi asked the government to tighten entry points to countries other than air routes or airports. This is to anticipate the spread of a new variant of the virus in the country.

"It is necessary to increase the supervision of other entrances such as ports or land border crossings", said Bobby, Wednesday, September 15.

Nevertheless, Bobby appreciated the government regarding the supervision of travelers who want to go to Indonesia through the application. The reason, he said, was that this method was able to detect in detail even though he had brought a COVID-19 free letter.

"This means that the surveillance instrument is functioning well, capable of detecting lies with entry protocols such as quarantine", said the Golkar Party politician.

Bobby also supports updating the rules regarding the arrival of travelers to Indonesia, as stated in the instructions of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment.

"Requirements to enter Indonesia have been updated, such as mandatory vaccines, 3x PCR, and quarantine. This is good", he concluded.