Rewards Government Appreciation For Removing Antigen-PCR Test As A Travel Requirement

SEMARANG - Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo appreciated the government's policy of abolishing antigen tests and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests as requirements for domestic travel by land, sea and air.

"If it's a bit sloping, I think the provisions are good, but at least everyone must be ready. The transportation is ready, the community is ready. If they have been fully vaccinated, this will be an incentive for them to be able to travel freely," said Ganjar on the sidelines of a working visit to Banyumas Regency, reported by Antara, Tuesday, March 8.

Nevertheless, the number one person in Central Java hopes that the government will carefully consider the plan to implement the policy.

"Hopefully it's been calculated, but I think it's time to consider the current conditions," he said. Central Java Province.

"If you look at DKI Jakarta, West Java, the decline has also been quite high, Bali has also decreased somewhat higher, hopefully everything will follow," said Ganjar.

As reported, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment who is also the Coordinator for Handling PPKM for the Java-Bali Region Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that the government had decided to waive the requirements for antigen tests and PCR tests for domestic travelers.

The exemption from the test to the transition to a normal life era applies to all modes of transportation, including air, sea and land.