Sorry Singapore, Mr. Luhut Said Not Yet Allowed To Enter The Territory Of The Republic Of Indonesia

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JAKARTA - The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, as well as the Coordinator of the Java-Bali PPKM Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, said 18 countries had been allowed to enter Indonesia in line with the opening of international flights to Bali on October 14.

The list of these countries will be announced in the Minister of Home Affairs Instruction which will be released soon.

"Regarding the countries that can enter Indonesia, there are 18 countries, which will be announced in an integrated manner and in a circular letter from the Minister of Home Affairs," he said at an online press conference in Jakarta, Monday, October 12.

Although he did not mention the countries in question, Luhut said Singapore was not included in the list. The reason, according to him, Singapore has not met the standards of level 1 and 2 in accordance with the provisions of the WHO.

The case of COVID-19 in Singapore itself has not subsided. Data on Sunday (10/10) recorded that there were still 2,809 COVID-19 cases.

"There are 18 countries that will be announced, I don't think Singapore is included because it has not met the requirements or standards for level 1, level 2 according to WHO," he said as quoted by Antara.

As the COVID-19 case in Indonesia has slowed, the government has made a number of easing, including reopening international flights to Bali from 14 October.

Luhut said the COVID-19 pandemic situation continued to show improvement where in the past week the national daily confirmed cases fell by 98.4 percent. Likewise, the daily confirmed cases in Java-Bali fell by 98.9 percent from the peak position on July 15.

As of Sunday (10/10) there were 39 additional deaths due to COVID-19.

However, as directed by President Jokowi, Luhut invites the entire community not to be complacent and remain vigilant about implementing health protocols.

"The president again reminded us his assistants, so that things don't get out of control in the midst of the current situation. Keep cases as low as possible for a long time and must be consistent," said Deputy Chair of the Committee for Handling Covid-19 and National Economic Recovery (KPC-PEN).