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HEAD of Health Handling of the COVID-19 Task Force, Alexander Ginting said domestic travelers using private or public vehicles during Christmas and New Year must show a vaccine certificate and a negative COVID-19 certificate.
“COVID-19 Handling Task Force Circular Number 24 of 2021 regulates activities for the Christmas and New Year periods for domestic travel, then city/district administrative boundaries using private or public transportation modes,” said Alexander Ginting in Jakarta, Tuesday (11/30).
According to Alexander, the PCR test is valid for 3×24 hours, while the rapid antigen test is 1×24 hours. Individuals traveling long distances from Java to Bali can use PCR or Antigen, but they must be vaccinated. Travelers traveling by private or public vehicles are required to show a certificate of COVID-19 vaccine at least the first dose.
Alexander said the provisions were contained in the circular letter of the Task Force for Handling COVID-19 as a derivative of the implementation of the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs (Inmendagri) Number 63 of 2021 concerning the Enforcement of Restrictions on Community Activities Level 3, Level 2 and Level 1 COVID-19 in the Java and Bali Regions.
In the regulation, all regencies/cities in Indonesia are instructed to form a COVID-19 Handling Task Force in an effort to maximize the supervision of travellers by the end of 2021.
“The task force is not only in public spaces, markets and tourist attractions, but also RT/RW, kelurahan and sub-districts. For agglomeration areas, provincial capitals, tourist areas, odd-even provisions are also regulated according to the Ministry of Home Affairs,” Alexander added.
In addition to odd-even, he said, a maximum vehicle capacity of 50 percent is also regulated, both land, sea and air vehicles.
Alexander added that different provisions apply to drivers of logistics vehicles transporting essential goods.
“They are required to bring a complete dose of vaccine certificate and a certificate of negative rapid antigen test result valid for 14×24 hours. Valid from the time the sample is taken. Because he can bring goods 24 hours,” he noted.
For logistics drivers of essential goods such as food raw materials, construction equipment, fuel oil and others who have not been vaccinated, a negative antigen test certificate valid for 14×24 hours will apply. [antaranews/photo special]
