Indonesia: International travellers to Bali will no longer require to isolate themself upon arrival under a trial program that starts in March, with the intention to lift all quarantine requirements by April.
The Indonesian government is planning to drop the quarantine requirements and start a visa-on-arrival process for international tourists. For this, the government is planning to conduct a trial on incoming travellers without quarantine but under few conditions, informed a senior minister.
Passengers who are fully vaccinated will still have to take a PCR test when they arrive and stay inside their pre-booked accommodation while waiting for the result. On the third day of their arrival, travellers will have to conduct another RT PCR test at their hotels, Coordinating Minister for Investment and Maritime Affairs Luhut Panjaitan, who is in charge of the pandemic response in Java and Bali, said in a briefing on Sunday. The trial program starts on March 14, but it can be brought forward if the virus numbers improve next week, he said. The goal is to lift all the requirements by April, at the latest.
The top officials in the country are also in favour of the campaign for removing the mandatory 3-day quarantine and the return of visa-on-arrival (VoA).
The minister further said that if the test is negative, travellers will be allowed to do other activities under health protocols. He also said that Bali was chosen for this pilot project trial because the rate of two-dose vaccination is higher here than in any other province in Indonesia.
