Have You Had A Booster Vaccine? Now It's Free, Can Watch Live Sports Matches

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Panjaitan (Photo: screenshot of the presidential secretariat youtube)

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menkomarves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the government was loosening restrictions on sporting events.

Currently, all sports competitions have been allowed to accept spectators to attend the match location in person. Previously, the government did not allow sports competitions to be attended by spectators.

"All sports competition activities can receive spectators," said Luhut in a press conference broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Monday, March 7.

However, there are conditions that must be met by the audience. Spectators who are allowed are those who have taken the third or booster dose of vaccination. Then, access it using the PeduliLindung application.

Then, the capacity of the competition is limited in accordance with the implementation of PPKM in the area holding the competition.

"The respective capacities are as follows, Level 4 25% percent, Level 3 50 percent, Level 2 75 percent, and Level 1 100 percent," said Luhut.

Along with this, Luhut encourages all districts/cities to increase booster vaccination coverage. Because, currently the achievement is still below 10 percent.

"I also beg and ask for the public's willingness to return to the available vaccine outlets for the sake of recovery and better handling of this pandemic," said Luhut.

Furthermore, Luhut revealed that every policy that the government has taken to date is of course implemented on the basis and input from experts and experts in their fields.

"Besides that, all the roadmaps that have been made to date are still being implemented with the precautionary principle and still upholding the stages that we often convey, namely gradual, gradual, and continuing to mitigate unwanted things," he added.