The Indonesian government has added more countries into its entry ban list after the first case of Omicron variant of Covid-19 was detected in Jakarta. People from the United Kingdom, Denmark and Norway are now barred from crossing Indonesia’s borders.

“Currently there are 11 countries on the no-entry list. Based on the development of Omicron, the government has added the UK, Norway and Denmark, and removed Hong Kong from the list,” Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, said on Monday, December 20.

In addition to said European nations, Indonesia prohibits foreign nationals who in the last 14 days have traveled to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mozambique, Eswatini, Malawi, Angola, Zambia.

Luhut said the government would conduct monitoring every week. It is possible that the list will grow, and more nations could be included, depending on how situations concerning the Omicron variant develop.

Meanwhile, Indonesian nationals returning from the listed countries in the 11 are mandated to undergo 14 days of quarantine.

Source: en.tempo.co