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TransJakarta and MRT drop mask mandates, commuter line to follow suit
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Passengers ride on the MRT Jakarta train at the Hotel Indonesia Traffic Circle station in Central Jakarta on Dec. 18, 2020. (Antara/Indrianto Eko Suwarso)
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s Indonesia moves closer to treating COVID-19 as an endemic, the Jakarta Transportation Agency on Friday lifted the mask requirement on public transportation, with city-owned public transportation operators implementing the ease of restrictions to immediate effect.
“[Commuters] are allowed to take off their masks as long as they’re healthy and at no risk of infecting or being infected with COVID-19,” agency head Syafrin Liputo wrote in a circular dated June 9. “For those feeling unhealthy or possibly infected with COVID-19, it’s still advisable to wear masks in public facilities.”
Through their respective social media accounts, public transportation operators TransJakarta, MRT Jakarta and LRT Jakarta have announced that they have accordingly dropped the mask mandate, which had been in effect since April 2020.
The government lifted the nationwide public activity restrictions (PPKM) at the beginning of the year, including the general mask mandate. Despite the lifting of PPKM, public transportation operators in Jakarta still required commuters to wear masks while in transit until the circular as issued on Friday.
However, state-owned railway operator PT KAI Commuter Indonesia (KCI), which serves the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area, has yet to follow suit. “For now, we’re still following the existing health protocols while we await new regulations from the Transportation Ministry." KCI public relations manager Leza Arlan told The Jakarta Post on Sunday.
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Unlike city-owned TransJakarta and MRT Jakarta, KCI remains a subsidiary of the state-owned enterprise PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), and falls under the authority of the Transportation Ministry.
