Indonesia bans access to Jakarta airport as COVID’s rise spreads | Coronavirus pandemic News

Transport authorities have imposed a temporary ban on tourists arriving at Jakarta airport as Omicron exacerbates COVID cases.

Indonesia has temporarily banned visitors from Jakarta airport from entering the country with the aim of slowing the rise of coronavirus infections. Powered by Omicron variants.

The Southeast Asian country has seen an increase in cases, with more than 36,000 cases registered on Sunday, and the bed occupancy rate in hospitals in the capital reached 63 percent.

The calm movement for tourists flying to Jakarta comes just days after Balie took its first international direct flight in just two years.

The new regulations apply to foreign tourists and Indonesian holidaymakers, according to a statement released by the Indonesian Ministry of Transport on Sunday night.

The decision to “temporarily restrict the arrival of tourists” was intended to slow the spread of coronavirus, said Novie Riyanto, the ministry’s director of civil aviation.

Tourists flying from abroad will still be able to reach Bali Airport, as well as Batam and Tanjung Pinang on the Riau Islands near Singapore.

Police have also set a closure in central Jakarta from midnight to 4 p.m.

Indonesian officials have warned that the rise in Omicron-driven cases may not peak until the end of February.

Despite these concerns, the Bali resort island hosted a flight from Tokyo last Thursday, carrying six foreigners, mostly travel agents on board, to check that the island was ready to take in foreign tourists.

Bali officially open to foreign visitors From 19 countries last October, but no cargo flights until last week, arrivals have been limited.