reduced quarantine time for foreign visitors in bali

The central government has decided to reduce the quarantine time for international visitors due to the transmission of the Omicron variant in Indonesia.

The Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has confirmed that the central government has decided to reduce the quarantine time for Indonesian citizens who have just arrived from abroad and international tourists planning to visit. in Bali.

The quarantine for Indonesian citizens has been reduced from 14 days to 10 days, while the 10-day quarantine for international travelers has been reduced to 7 days. The policy was initiated because the government believes that the transmission of Covid-19 has been well controlled in recent months.

“The number of Covid-19 transmissions has dropped dramatically. We also recorded zero Covid-19 deaths from December 26, 2021 to January 2, 2022, "Luhut said in a virtual press conference on Monday (3/1).

However, Luhut acknowledged that transmission of the Omicron variant is currently booming in Indonesia. “There are 152 cases of the Omicron variant, and 23% of them have recovered. This number is much better than in other countries,” added Luhut.

Luhut admitted that Indonesia was better prepared with the Omicron variant than the Delta variant. This time, all prevention protocols were strictly applied and the vaccines were distributed quickly.

He also explained that the 7-day quarantine applies to international visitors from all countries except UK, Norway, Denmark, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Eswatini, Mozambique, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa and two other countries. which has not been announced.