Luhut: Overseas Arrivals Are Tightened To Prevent The Spread Of COVID-19, Including Those From The US And Turkey

A number of tourists carry their luggage upon arrival at the International Arrival Terminal of I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali (Photo: Fikri Yusuf/Antara)

JAKARTA - The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment as well as the Coordinator of PPKM Java-Bali Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan ensured that foreign arrivals were tightened to prevent the spread of Covid-19, especially from countries that have a high tendency of transmission. people from areas that we consider to have a high tendency or level 4, we call it," he said at an online press conference monitored from Jakarta, reported by Antara, Monday, September 28. and Turkey. "There are several countries, such as the United States and Turkey, which are also in the fairly high category," he added.

Luhut also ensured that the quarantine process for 8 hearts for those who had just arrived from abroad would still be carried out. According to him, this was done on the advice of an epidemiologist. "Due to the results of epidemiologists, it took two days to see a reaction if he (someone) got this delta variant. We are still quite okay with this (stipulation)," he said. quarantine for those who come from abroad, even if they come from areas with low transmission rates. to quarantine," he said. Furthermore, as an anticipatory measure, the government will also arrange a schedule for the arrival of flights from abroad. This is done to prevent accumulation and potentially cause transmission. "Flights coming from abroad will be regulated so that there is no accumulation. This is to avoid other things as well," concluded Luhut.