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Transitioning to a semi-endemic – not endemic – phase
During the two years of the pandemic, Indonesia's death rates have been consistently higher than the global level.
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New COVID-19 patients wait under a tent to be called up for registration at the Athletes Village quarantine facility in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, in February. (JP/A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil)
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Doha
The government appears to be loosening its grip on the pandemic. Traveling in the country no longer requires a PCR test, mandatory quarantine for foreign arrivals will end on April 1, and some even hope that the government will soon lift all restrictions and, if necessary, declare COVID-19 endemic.
In fact, at the global level, there has been a trend of loosening pandemic restrictions. People in the United Kingdom are no longer be required to wear masks or produce proof of immunization in order to attend events. Almost all domestic health rules, including the use of masks and social isolation, have been eliminated in Denmark. Thailand and Malaysia have stopped the quarantine scheme for vaccinated foreign tourists.
The government is moving to loosen its restrictions for various reasons.
To begin with, a number of pandemic profiles have improved in Indonesia. The active case rate as of March 23 stood at 28 per 1 million people, which was significantly lower than the two previous peaks, which exceeded 180 per million people. This case rate is also much lower than the global case rate of 220 per million.
