Rabu, Maret 9, 2022

PCR and Antigen Tests No Longer Required for Domestic Travelers Who Have Received Second or Third Dose (Booster) Vaccinations

In response to positive developments relating to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic at the national level, the Head of the Task Force for the Handling of COVID-19 has issued Circular No. 11 of 2022 on Provisions for Domestic Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic (“Circular 11/2022”), which establishes a new safety protocol for domestic travelers who travel by public/private vehicles via air, sea, land, ferry crossings and intercity rail (“Domestic Travelers”)
In general, all Domestic Travelers are obliged to use the PeduliLindungi application as a requirement for domestic travel. Meanwhile, transportation operators are required to use the PeduliLindungi application in order to check that Domestic Travelers meet the relevant travel requirements.
However, Domestic Travelers are now no longer required to show the negative result of an RT-PCR or rapid antigen test, provided that: 1) They have received a second/third vaccination dose; 2) They are using public/private land transportation to conduct routine trips within a single urban agglomeration; or 3) They are under the age of six and traveling with a travel companion.
It should also be noted that the negative result of an RT-PCR (D-3) or a rapid antigen test (D-1) must still be shown by Domestic Travelers who have only received a first dose of vaccination, while Domestic Travelers with special health conditions or comorbid diseases that prevent them from receiving vaccinations are required to show the negative results of RT-PCR/antigen tests and a doctors’ certificates issued by government hospitals stating that the travelers concerned have not and/or are unable to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Circular 11/2022 has been in force since 8 March 2022.

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In response to positive developments relating to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic at the national level, the Head of the Task Force for the Handling of COVID-19 has issued Circular No. 11 of 2022 on Provisions for Domestic Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic (“Circular 11/2022”), which establishes a new safety protocol for domestic travelers who travel by public/private vehicles via air, sea, land, ferry crossings and intercity rail (“Domestic Travelers”)
In general, all Domestic Travelers are obliged to use the PeduliLindungi application as a requirement for domestic travel. Meanwhile, transportation operators are required to use the PeduliLindungi application in order to check that Domestic Travelers meet the relevant travel requirements.
However, Domestic Travelers are now no longer required to show the negative result of an RT-PCR or rapid antigen test, provided that: 1) They have received a second/third vaccination dose; 2) They are using public/private land transportation to conduct routine trips within a single urban agglomeration; or 3) They are under the age of six and traveling with a travel companion.
It should also be noted that the negative result of an RT-PCR (D-3) or a rapid antigen test (D-1) must still be shown by Domestic Travelers who have only received a first dose of vaccination, while Domestic Travelers with special health conditions or comorbid diseases that prevent them from receiving vaccinations are required to show the negative results of RT-PCR/antigen tests and a doctors’ certificates issued by government hospitals stating that the travelers concerned have not and/or are unable to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Circular 11/2022 has been in force since 8 March 2022.

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