On Friday, the government said it was banning the exodus as Indonesia — one of the worst-hit nations in Asia — rolls out a massive inoculation campaign.
The country earlier announced an ambitious target to vaccinate more than 181 million of its nearly 270 million people within a year. “There will be no Mudik in 2021,” Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy said in a statement, citing fears of spreading the virus and inoculation efforts.Fearing a public health disaster, the government last year slapped a ban on domestic sea and air travel and set up roadblocks to stop the cross-country movement.
But many took advantage of loopholes in the rules — as well as relying on people smugglers and bogus travel documents — to get around the ban.But low testing rates mean the crisis is believed to be much more severe than those figures suggest.For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: 86517800 local 1149/1150.
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