Once in a riot, 62 Indian citizens staying at hotels in Menteng have been evacuated for quarantine

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – As many as 62 Indian citizens (WN) have been evacuated and moved from the Ibis Hotel Jalan KH Wahid Hasyim, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Friday (23/4/2021).

This was conveyed by Asst Director of Sales at Ibis Jakarta Tamarin, Gracia Vega Setiawan, as quoted from TribunJakarta.com, Saturday (24/4/2021).

“Today there has been an evacuation process for hotel transfers due to the decision of the new Covid-19 Task Force, as well as a decision from the Ministry of Health, for Indian citizens,” said Vega.

They were evacuated to the Holiday In Hotel in Gadjah Mada, West Jakarta.

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Vega continued, this was done to tighten up foreign citizens entering Jakarta.

“Because in order to tighten the incoming foreign nationals, the number of daily cases in India continues to be made,” he continued.

The quarantine process, which previously lasted only five days, has now increased to 14 days.

It is known, 62 Indian citizens consisting of children, adolescents, and adults have stayed for three days at the Ibis Hotel.

The hotel will immediately carry out sterilization to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

“For the process, we will carry out general cleaning, yes. Fully in every room occupied, we vacate the room for the next few days. It will definitely be sterile again,” explained Vega.

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During the evacuation process, this Indian citizen was escorted by a number of TNI-Polri officers using two buses belonging to the TNI.

As stated earlier, dozens of Indian citizens were suspected of causing a riot at a hotel in the Menteng area, Central Jakarta, Friday (23/4/2021).

The chaos was suspected because the foreigners were about to be picked up by the Covid-19 Task Force for isolation.

As a result of the alleged rioting, the hotel was then heavily guarded by joint military and police officers.

This article has been published on TribunJakarta.com with the title “Covid-19 Cases are Increasing, 62 Indians Moved from Hotel Area Jalan KH Wahid Hasyim”.

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