Air Travelers Must Carry PCR Results from Govt-affiliated Labs
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5 July 2021 12:54 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian government has officially imposed a new regulation for flight passengers following the rise in Covid-19 cases and the introduction of the emergency PPKM (public activity restriction). Passengers must now have a valid coronavirus vaccination certificate and PCR test report showing negative results.
With the latest regulation, the government will only acknowledge PCR or antigen results from tests conducted in heath labs affiliated to the government. There are currently 742 laboratories affiliated with the Health Ministry and connected with the government Covid-19 mobile app PeduliLindungi.
Check ins will be done with the aforementioned app for Bali-Java flights starting on July 5 - July 12.
“Labs that have not submitted data to the NAR big data as of Monday, July 12, their PCR or antigen test result will not apply to board flights,” the Health Ministry statement says on Monday, July 5.
The Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin insists that this new PCR or antigen test requirement will better vett travelers that board commercial flights. Travelers planning to book flights must download the PeduliLindungi app and register themselves to acquire a user account as the health checks are connected to the app’s use.
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