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Indonesia to gradually reopen regions with high vaccination rates, Jokowi says
Jokowi also said Southeast Asia should start loosening travel restrictions, including vaccinated lanes for inoculated arrivals with negative COVID-19 tests. He said it was important the region reforms to prepare for future health crises.
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President Jokowi said on Monday some regions in the country will reopen. (Courtesy of Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau/-)
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span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text">Indonesia will gradually reopen parts of the country where COVID-19 vaccination rates are above 70 percent, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo told a Southeast Asian business forum on Monday.
Jokowi also said Southeast Asia should start loosening travel restrictions, including vaccinated lanes for inoculated arrivals with negative COVID-19 tests. He said it was important the region reforms to prepare for future health crises.
Earlier in October, Indonesia reopened its tourist island Bali for some international travellers, including those from China, New Zealand, and Japan, among others.
Bali's Ngurah Rai international airport will be open to foreign tourists from Oct. 14, with visitors required to quarantine for eight days at their own expense.
Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest economy, exited its first recession in over two decades in the second quarter, though a COVID-19 resurgence and ensuing social restrictions likely weighed on the recovery momentum.
