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Frequent changes in Indonesia's policies to handle Covid-19 expected

EXPECT frequent changes in government policies related to the Covid-19 health crisis and the way it is dealt with across Indonesia.

Covid-19 Handling and Ambassador for Adaptation of New Habits spokesman Reisa Broto Asmoro said priority, however, remains the safety and health of citizens, according to the Antara news agency.

On top of that, changes to policies have also been consistently made to control people's mobility during the Covid-19 pandemic to keep them safe, she added.

"Of course (the government) always monitors all the developments in the Covid-19 situation in Indonesia.

"Last year we had the go-ahead and stop principle, more or less, now it is also like that," she said during an online broadcast, 'Domestic Travel Health Protocols', here on Monday.

Reisa said although people's activities have been allowed again in stages and have the potential to continue to increase, all activities need to be balanced with the tightening of health protocols.

"Although (public) activities have begun to be allowed again, if we are strictly following the health protocols and vaccinated, we can still avoid and minimise the potential of spikes in cases in the future," she said.

Because of this, various policies has been continuously implemented and will be consistently evaluated to prevent a third wave of Covid-19 in Indonesia, Reisa.

Health screening should also be increased to ensure all travellers are in good health and keep Covid-19 cases in the country low, she said.

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