Do not get euphoric, and please remember to stay vigilant
Bandung, W Java (ANTARA) - The Bandung city government urged the public to remain vigilant after the central government decided to revoke the rules for RT-PCR or antigen swab test as domestic travel requirements for fully vaccinated people.

Acting Mayor of Bandung City Yana Mulyana called on people to implement strict health protocols since COVID-19 transmission in Bandung was still quite high.

"Do not get euphoric, and please remember to stay vigilant. Always wear masks despite the PCR and antigen requirements for traveling already being revoked," Mulyana stated here on Friday.

The Bandung city government continues to implement community protection measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 by using the PeduliLindungi application at public places to check the visitors' vaccination status.

With PCR testing no longer necessary, Mulyana affirmed that evaluation was still underway in Bandung for easing, including of the system to limit the number of people visiting the city by using the even-odd method for their vehicle plate identification and segregation.

"We will study the even-odd blockage with the Bandung Police and the Transportation Service," he remarked.

Meanwhile, the local government continues to implement several restrictions in accordance with the policy for the community mobility restriction (PPKM) as an effort to suppress the number of COVID-19 cases.

"Since the spread of COVID-19 is still quite high in Bandung, we still implement several restrictions," he noted.

Data from the Bandung City COVID-19 Task Force shows 809 additional daily cases currently. Even so, the daily count of cases is now lower than a few days ago when the figure had exceeded one thousand people.

Earlier, the COVID-19 Handling Task Force had removed the requirement to show a negative result of PCR or antigen test as a travel requirement for fully vaccinated people.

These provisions are stipulated in the Circular Letter of the Head of the COVID-19 Task Force Number 11 of 2022 on provisions for domestic travel during the COVID-19 pandemic published on March 8, 2022.

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Translator: Bagus Ahmad R, Resinta S
Editor: Sri Haryati
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