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The regulation exempts foreign state officials at the level of ministers and above, who are required to apply tight protocols to prevent further COVID-19 transmissions, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi told a virtual press conference on Monday following a limited cabinet meeting.
Foreigners who arrive in Indonesia on Monday (Dec. 28) till Dec. 31 are still allowed to enter the country by showing negative results of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests conducted in their countries of origin.
This story is from the December 30, 2020 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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