JakartaGlobe-Nov 28, 2021
Indonesia has decided to ban travelers from eight African countries, including South Africa, to prevent the spread of the new Covid-19 B.1.1.529 variant or the Omicron variant in the Southeast Asian country. According to a circular from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, signed by Widodo Eka Tjahjana, the interim director-general of immigration at the ministry, on Saturday, travelers from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mozambique, Eswatini, and Nigeria are not allowed to enter Indonesia.The rules for restricting the entry of foreigners and the temporary suspension of visas for the countries will come into effect on Monday.
Arya Pradhana Anggakara, the immigration’s head of public relations and general affairs, said in a statement on Sunday. “If there are foreigners who have visited these countries within the past 14 days, they will be immediately refused entry to Indonesia at the immigration checkpoints,” said Arya Pradhana Anggakara, the immigration’s head of public relations and general affairs, said in a statement on Sunday. Read more at: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/indonesia-bans-travelers-from-southern-african-countries-over-omicron-concerns
