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Indonesia bans arrivals from 8 African countries to curb Omicron Covid-19 variant

November 29, 2021
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JAKARTA – Indonesia will ban the entry of travellers who have been in eight African countries and extend quarantine times for all arrivals to curb the spread of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, officials said on Sunday (Nov 28).

The ban extends to people who have been in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mozambique, Eswatini or Nigeria in the past 14 days.

Delegates attending G-20 meetings, which Indonesia chairs, will not be affected.

The restriction takes effect on Monday and will be evaluated every two weeks, senior ministers told a news conference.

“Omicron has spread to more countries, so to respond to these developments, today the government wants to carry out the following policies,” coordinating minister Luhut Pandjaitan said.

ALSO READ: Indonesia to gradually reopen regions with high Covid-19 vaccination rates

Indonesian citizens entering Indonesia from the listed African countries and Hong Kong will also now have to quarantine in designated facilities for 14 days, Mr Luhut said.

All other travellers entering the country will have to quarantine for seven days compared to three days previously, he added.

The variant – identified first in South Africa, but also detected in Europe and Asia – is potentially more contagious than previous variants, although experts do not know yet if it will cause more or less severe Covid-19 compared to other strains.

This article was first published in Asia One . All contents and images are copyright to their respective owners and sources.

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