Foreign nationals are prohibited from entering Papua

Foreign nationals are prohibited from entering Papua

The Provincial Government of Papua imposed a temporary regulation prohibiting visits for foreign citizens (foreigners) to Cenderawasih Earth. The rule began to be applied on Monday (3/19/2020), after the corona virus issue has entered various countries, including Indonesia.
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Deputy Governor of Papua, Klemen Tinal said the temporary ban was applied to anticipate the corona virus entering Papua. Other restrictions also apply to guests of Indonesian citizens (WNI) from outside Papua who will visit Papua. That is, for the time being, guests who can enter Papua are only guests who are related to the interests of organizing XX PON in Papua.
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"Next Monday, we will bring order to this matter. We will restrict people from entering Papua, to prevent the corona virus from entering Papua, "Klemen said, Thursday (05/03/2020), after leading the corona prevention meeting at the Papua Governor's Office.
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A number of these restrictions are carried out because Papua will implement PON in October and do not let this virus enter Papua and the implementation of PON Papua is delayed.
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"We urge people in Papua, for the time being not to travel outside Papua, if not too urgent," he said.
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Meanwhile, the Speaker of the Papua Parliament, Jhon Banua Rouw, asked the government to immediately make the rules on the prohibition so that it would not disturb citizens in Papua. Deputy Chairman of the Papua People's Assembly (MRP) Jimmy Mabel agreed the rules made by the Papua Provincial Government. Moreover, many countries also apply rules forbidding foreigners visiting.
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In order not to make people panic with the large amount of information related to the corona virus, Jayapura Regency DPRD asks all parties to understand what a corona virus is, its transmission and prevention. The Chairperson of Jayapura Regency DPRD, Clement Hamo, said that the health department has an important role in conducting socialization related to Corona.
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"If necessary, masks are shared for free, so that people do not panic about this situation. Moreover, the supply of masks is scarce on the market, "he explained.
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The socialization was carried out, so that the public would better understand the preventive measures so that corona was not infected. Meanwhile, Head of Jayapura City Health Office, Ni Nyoman Sri Antari stated that besides Jayapura II Regional General Hospital as a referral hospital, Jayapura City Government provides a number of puskesmas as emergency treatment for corona patients, one of which is in the South Jayapura Public Health Center.
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"We have trained health personnel for emergency management of corona patients. We ask the public not to panic about corona. Always take care of each other's health in order to prevent corona transmission, "he said.