Indonesia has decided to scrap the mask mandate, ending the coronavirus pandemic restrictions Indonesia will do away with indoor mask mandates and remove the requirement to show proof of vaccination when entering buildings, becoming one of the last few countries to completely end Covid-19 restrictions.
The changes will take effect from Friday and decision was taken as almost all of Indonesia’s population had immunity against the virus, said President Joko Widodo, who is popularly known as Jokowi. “We once failed in containing Covid, but now we are among the few countries that did not experience a pandemic wave in past 10 to 11 consecutive months," he told a media briefing in Jakarta. “What does this mean?
It means this removal is not arbitrary, it is based on science." Jokowi reiterated that Indonesia would not impose new travel curbs, in response to a question about rising cases in China is expected to open its borders soon.
Nevertheless, Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian said the government may reimpose curbs if domestic cases surged again. Once a global epicenter of Covid-19, Indonesia ending virus curbs completely will spur business activities and help sustain recovery in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.