Indonesia expands entry ban on foreigners over Omicron variant as Covid-19 cases goes lower in country


People receive a shot of the AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine during a vaccination campaign at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. - AP

JAKARTA, Nov 30 (Xinhua): The Indonesian government has expanded the entry ban on foreigners with travel histories in 10 countries and China's Hong Kong in the last 14 days, in order to prevent spread of the more contagious Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus, the Directorate General of Immigration has announced.

The 10 countries are South Africa, Botswana, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, and Lesotho.

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