We are preparing and reviewing the plan regarding the quarantine periodJakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian COVID-19 Handling Task Force is evaluating the plan to cut short the quarantine period for foreign travelers (PPLN) arriving in Indonesia to five days.
"We are preparing and reviewing the plan regarding the quarantine period," Head of Health Handling of the COVID-19 Task Force Alexander Ginting stated in Jakarta, Tuesday.
Ginting confirmed the government's plan to reduce the quarantine period for all PPLN, from seven days to five days.
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In addition, all PPLNs are necessitated to be fully vaccinated prior to their arrival in Indonesia.
One of the considerations for reducing the quarantine period refers to the results of a global study conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which shows that the incubation period for the Omicron variant is shorter.
Ginting affirmed that during the discussion to reduce the quarantine period in Indonesia, all PPLNs arriving in Indonesia were still required to quarantine for a seven-day period.
These provisions are in accordance with the COVID-19 Task Force Circular Number 02 of 2022 concerning the Health Protocol for Overseas Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic that is still valid until today.
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In terms of the number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia, a daily trend of an addition of 10,185 patients was observed as of January 31, of which some 3,290 recovered, while 17 others succumbed to the disease.
Meanwhile, the total count of Omicron cases in the country until Tuesday reached 2,980, comprising 1,601 cases of foreign transmission, 1,039 of local transmission, and the other 340 are still under epidemiological investigation to decipher the history of their virus transmission.
The Indonesian Health Ministry also confirmed that five Omicron patients, largely from the elderly group, died due to delays in receiving medical treatment.
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