Swab scandal, quarantine breaches call Indonesia's tourism reopening into question


Travellers wait in line for a rapid Covid-19 antigen test at Terminal 2 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, in this file picture from Dec 22, 2020. - Antara

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): While Indonesia plans to reopen to international tourists in the near future, medical policy failures, including the reuse of Covid-19 test kits and breaches of mandatory quarantine, have called the country’s preparation into question.

The government has established several travel rules in an effort to reduce CovidD-19 transmission risk.

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