40,000 More People Sign Petition Rejecting Flight PCR Test

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JAKARTA - More than 40 thousand people signed a petition rejecting the mandatory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) chain reaction test as a condition for air travel until Tuesday afternoon. middle and lower middle class who depend on this aviation sector for their lives," said petitioner Dewangga Pradityo Putra in the comments column of the petition quoted from Jakarta, reported by Antara, Tuesday, October 26. If PCR is the best, at least the government will provide a policy by reducing "The price of PCR, either with subsidies or in other ways so that the price can be more affordable for the people," said the man who works as an aircraft engineer. "Dewangga views the flight PCR test as a wrong decision because even though prospective passengers have been vaccinated twice, they still have to undergo a PCR test. . This policy has the potential to reduce flights so that supporting industries will find it increasingly difficult. “I really feel the impact of this pandemic on my work. Flights are reduced, some of my friends are also being laid off. In fact, air circulation on aircraft is actually safer because it is filtered by HEPA, so the air circulates well, preventing the spread of the virus," he wrote in the petition.

The same request was also made by Herlia Adisasmita, a resident who lives in the province of Bali. “What can we do? We are already bankrupt, we are unemployed, many of us are even depressed, our households are falling apart due to economic factors,” he said. The petition was made online through the Change.org platform. More than 40 thousand people asked the government to change the policy. Confirmed separately, Campaigner Change.org Indonesia Efraim Leonard said the petition signed through Change.org will be automatically sent through the system to the intended policy maker. one petitioner will address his petition to the spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force Prof. Wiku Adisasmito who is registered as a verified policy maker on our platform. So every time someone signs the petition he should accept it," he said. Efraim said that until now the petitioners are still allowing the public to sign their petitions until there is a policy change as desired by the petitioners. "Our platform allows the petition to continue to be opened according to the request of the petitioners," he said. petition (Dewangga and Herlia) hopes that the increased coverage in the mass media related to their petition will provide more 'pressure' for the authorities or policy makers," he said.