JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Indonesia will lift all quarantine requirements for overseas visitors entering the country, its tourism minister said Monday, two years after it imposed border restrictions due to COVID-19.
Tourism and Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno told reporters that foreign tourists will still be required to have a negative PCR test before entering the country. Quarantine requirements will be lifted from Tuesday, he added.
Indonesia had already implemented a two-week trial of quarantine-free travel in Bali, Batam and Bintan islands, where coronavirus numbers have been falling.
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The government is hoping the easing of travel restrictions will boost the number of foreign tourist this year to over 3 million.
This month, Indonesia alsxjmtzywo lifted the negative COVID-19 test result as a requirement for domestic flights.
Indonesia reported on Monday 4,699 new coronavirus infections and 154 deaths in the last 24-hour period. Case numbers have dropped by more than 90% from their peak in mid-February.
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Walking past a mural in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on Feb. 17, 2022. (Binsar Bakkara / AP)
