As Indonesia moves closer to treating COVID-19 as an endemic, the Jakarta Transportation Agency on Friday lifted the mask requirement on public transportation, with city-owned public transportation operators implementing the ease of restrictions to immediate effect.

“[Commuters] are allowed to take off their masks as long as they’re healthy and at no risk of infecting or being infected with COVID-19,” agency head Syafrin Liputo wrote in a circular dated June 9. “For those feeling unhealthy or possibly infected with COVID-19, it’s still advisable to wear masks in public facilities.”

Through their respective social media accounts, public transportation operators TransJakarta, MRT Jakarta and LRT Jakarta have announced that they have accordingly dropped the mask mandate, which had been in effect since April 2020.

Source:
courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by Fikri Harish (The Jakarta Post)

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