- An Indonesian man who was Covid positive disguised himself as his wife so that he could board a domestic flight.
- The man was allowed to fly from Jakarta to Ternate using his wife’s ID card and a negative Covid test certificate.
- A flight attendant saw the man changing clothes before leaving the plane and notified the airport authorities.
An official in Jakarta said that an Indonesian man infected with the new crown virus disguised himself as his wife in order to board a domestic flight.
Halim Perdanakusuma Airport General Manager Nandang Sukarna said that the man was allowed to fly from Jakarta to Ternate on the northern Maluku island on Sunday using his wife’s ID card and a negative Covid test certificate.
The man only used the initials of DW to indicate his identity and boarded the plane wearing a full face veil.
He said that a flight attendant saw the man changing his clothes before leaving the plane and notified the airport authorities.
“His purpose is just to use someone else’s negative PCR test so that he can fly,” Nan Dang said, referring to the polymerase chain reaction test against the virus.
According to local media reports, the man was detained after the plane landed and was immediately tested. After the test was positive, he was ordered to self-quarantine at home.
The police said that once his isolation period ends, they will immediately prosecute him.
Indonesia has imposed travel restrictions Coronavirus surges rapidly Since last month, cases driven by the highly disseminated Delta variant.
As part of measures to contain the spread of Covid-19, airline passengers must present proof of vaccination and proof of negative coronavirus test before boarding.
According to data from the Indonesian New Coronary Pneumonia Task Force, the number of deaths from New Coronary Pneumonia reported on Friday in Indonesia reached a record daily of 1,566, and the total death toll reached 80,598. It also recorded 49,071 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases to more than 3 million.
Since July 16, the daily death toll in Indonesia has been above 1,000.
The surge in Covid cases in recent weeks has overwhelmed hospitals in Java and Bali.
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