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COVID-19: Indonesia expands travel restrictions
Indonesia bars people from hardest-hit regions in Iran, South Korea, Italy.
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A woman with her daughter arrive at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport from China, where cases of novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Barcelona, Spain February 26, 2020. (REUTERS/Nacho Doce)
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he government announced on Thursday new travel restrictions for people with a history of travel from coronavirus-hit regions of Iran, South Korea and Italy in the wake of a significant surge of COVID-19 cases globally.
The temporary ban, which will come into effect on Sunday, would prevent people who had visited certain regions in the three countries in the last 14 days from visiting or transiting in Indonesia, Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi said.
“After reviewing a report from the World Health Organization, there has been an increase of cases outside China, especially in three countries: Iran, Italy and South Korea,” Retno told journalists in her office on Thursday.
“Therefore, Indonesia is to temporarily impose a new policy for travelers from those countries,” she added.
The policy will affect people who have a recent history of travel to Tehran, Qom and Gilan in Iran; Lombardi, Venetto, EmiliaRomagna, Marche and Piedmont regions in Italy; as well as Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do in South Korea.
“Travelers from Iran, Italy and South Korea who come from outside of the aforementioned regions will need to provide a valid health certificate that is accredited and issued by the health authorities,” Retno said, adding that the document must be shown during check-in.
“Without a health certificate, travelers will be denied entry or transit in Indonesia,” the minister went on.
