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Photo of National Disaster Mitigation Agency's (BNPB's) System and Strategy Deputy Raditya Jati while delivering a press statement on 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) in Denpasar, Bali, on Friday (April 22, 2022). ANTARA PHOTO/Fikri Yusuf/wsj/FR - 

The Indonesian government does not implement the special travel system for delegations of the 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) held in Bali on May 23-28, 2022.

National Disaster Mitigation Agency's (BNPB's) System and Strategy Deputy, Raditya Jati, noted that this decision is based on the significant decline in the number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia, especially in Bali.

Indonesia's readiness, as the host of 2022 GPDRR, is also proven by the COVID-19 booster vaccination coverage that surpasses 60 percent, Jati stated during an online press conference on Friday.

Moreover, there are new policies in the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Head Circulation Letter No. 17 of 2022.

Several revisions within the letter include utilization of the PeduliLindungi, Indonesia's entry test, and requirement for international travelers during the post-pandemic period.

"We will not use the bubble system here. This only applies in Bali. While there is testing, it will be held at the event's location," Jati explained.

The entry test for international arrivals will only be imposed on international travelers suspected to have contracted COVID-19.

If they have symptoms related to body temperature, such as a recorded temperature reading of more than 37.5 degrees Celsius, then they will be subject to the PCR test.

"The mechanism for GPDRR's health protocols is then differentiated in accordance with the issuance of the circulation letter, which means there is a little adjustment," he stated.

"The concept that is currently finalized by the Indonesian government and the UN will be implemented later and will be discussed from April 25 to 28," he added.

There will be no special traveling applied to the 2022 GPDRR delegations, but health protocols will still be applied stringently.

This means antigen swab tests will be readied on a daily basis and PCR will be conducted several days before the president arrives//ANT