Indonesia cuts Covid-19 quarantine to five days as borders reopen further

Indonesia will allow arrivals from 18 countries and reduce the minimum quarantine period to five days, from eight previously. - AFP

JAKARTA, Oct 11 (Bloomberg): Indonesia is reopening its borders further, allowing visitors from more countries to enter and imposing a shorter quarantine period.

South-East Asia’s largest economy will allow arrivals from 18 countries and reduce the minimum quarantine period to five days, from eight previously, said Luhut Panjaitan, coordinating minister for maritime and investment affairs who’s overseeing the pandemic response. He didn’t specify which are the 18 countries.