I agree with the minister (Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan). Fully vaccinated people have a good immune system and they should be allowed to travelJakarta (ANTARA) - Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria has said he agrees with the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment on allowing fully vaccinated people to travel as long as they comply with the health protocols.
"I agree with the minister (Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan). Fully vaccinated people have a good immune system and they should be allowed to travel," he remarked at Jakarta City Hall on Tuesday.
However, he reminded residents who have received vaccinations, including booster doses, to continue implementing the health protocols in their daily activities.
"People with comorbidities must be careful as well," he said.
Earlier, during an online press conference on community activity restrictions (PPKM), Minister Pandjaitan had asked residents not to worry too much regarding the COVID-19 trend in Indonesia.
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People who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and do not have any congenital diseases can still travel, he said.
"If you have received vaccination and the booster dose as well without comorbidities, you can go for traveling. There is no need to worry too much," he said on Monday.
Meanwhile, based on data from the Jakarta provincial government, as of February 14, 2022, the number of residents receiving the first dose of the vaccine reached 12.1 million, or 120.6 percent of the 10 million targeted recipients.
The second dose coverage reached 10.1 million people or 100.3 percent of the targeted recipients, and the third dose was administered to 997,505 people.
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According to the Jakarta Health Service, as of February 14, the city recorded 10,126 additional active cases (patients undergoing treatment or isolation), bringing the total tally to 83,628.
Meanwhile, the number of additional COVID-19 positive cases reached 10,275, bringing the total number since the first case was detected in Jakarta around March 2020 to 1,073,483.
In the past week, 360,202 people have undergone PCR swab tests in Jakarta, exceeding the standards of the World Health Organization (WHO) of 10,645 tests per week.
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