Indonesia lifts Covid-19 quarantine rules nationwide

Foreign tourists talk with a souvenir vendor at Kuta beach, Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Indonesia will lift all quarantine requirements for overseas visitors entering the country, its tourism minister said, two years after it imposed border restrictions due to Covid-19. - AP

JAKARTA, March 22 (dpa): Indonesia has lifted Covid-19 quarantine rules for international visitors nationwide, following a successful trial run on the resort island of Bali, the Tourism Ministry said Tuesday.

Quarantine-free travel has been expanded to all of Indonesia, thanks to compliance to strict health protocols and a low rate of positive Covid tests, Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno said in a statement.