Indonesia Expands Ban to Italy, South Korea, Iran Travelers
Indonesia Expands Ban to Italy, South Korea, Iran Travelers
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Indonesia will impose restrictions on travelers from Italy, South Korea and Iran, widening a ban previously imposed on China, as the nation seeks to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Starting March 8, Indonesia won’t allow entry nor transit of persons who have been to Tehran, Qom and Gilan in Iran; Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Marche and Piedmont in Italy; Daegu and Gyeongsang province in South Korea in the past 14 days, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Thursday.
Travelers from the three countries but weren’t in those specific areas must present a certification of good health upon checking in at the airport, Marsudi said in Jakarta. Indonesia, which this week reported its first two cases of infection, banned direct flights from mainland China and suspended visas on arrival for Chinese citizens since last month.
--With assistance from Rieka Rahadiana.
To contact the reporters on this story: Arys Aditya in Jakarta at aaditya5@bloomberg.net;Harry Suhartono in Jakarta at hsuhartono@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Thomas Kutty Abraham at tabraham4@bloomberg.net, Clarissa Batino
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