JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The government is planning to make polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests mandatory for travelers across all modes of transportation, officials say, in a bid to prevent another wave of Covid-19 infections amid increasing public mobility ahead of the year-end holiday season.
Currently, negative PCR test results are required only for passengers traveling by air in Java and Bali, as well as in other regions with a high risk of Covid-19 transmission.
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