Rapid Test Letter for Train Travel, Is It Different for Each Destination? All pages

KOMPAS.com – In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic situation, PT KAI keep operating a number of trips train by implementing strict health requirements and protocols.

In addition to having to wear a mask, long sleeves, normal body temperature, and in a condition where there is no flu or fever, PT KAI also requires every prospective long-distance train passenger to show results. rapid test with nonreactive results.

Letter type rapid test what kind of staff can be received at the station so that prospective passengers are allowed to enter the platform and trains?

VP of Public Relations of PT KAI, Joni Martinus, said that there is no specific standard for the type of letter rapid test what PT KAI can accept.

Rapid tests can be done at stations, doctors at hospitals, health centers (if any), and various other service provider facilities.

“All letters rapid test which is legal and legal, according to a circular from the Ministry of Transportation, “said Joni, contacted Sunday (25/10/2020).

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He conveyed this in response to various questions from potential passengers via Twitter. One of them asks if a letter rapid test handwritten can be used for travel conditions.

Like one of the following tweets:

Min @ KAI121 apkaha A handwritten covid health letter can be used for KAI boarding? Because I don’t use it to get on an airplane, because there is a sign & stamp. pic.twitter.com/uZtV5PvZAk

– sigit prasetyo (@ si_prasetyo24) October 24, 2020

To the questions raised, the @ kai121 account gave a reply.

“Good morning. Planned departure from and to which station sir? ” That’s the answer from the Twitter admin of PT KAI.

This answer invites responses from other netizens who ask whether there are differences in the conditions for each station.

Joni said that this question does not mean that there are differences in the results of the rapid tests that are enforced in each station. The conditions are the same for all stations.

Admin questions regarding departure stations are asked to find out whether this passenger really needs a rapid test or not.

“Why asked the destination station, because to ascertain whether the passenger is taking a short-distance or long-distance train. If he takes a short-distance train, he certainly doesn’t need a rapid test certificate,” explained Joni.

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Provisions regarding travel conditions are regulated in SE 14/2020 concerning Guidelines and Technical Instructions for Railway Transportation Control in the Adaptation Period for New Habits to Prevent the Spread of Covid-19.

In the SE, it was stated that one of the requirements for passengers to travel is to show a PCR test certificate with a negative result which is valid for 7 days, or a result letter. rapid test with non-reactive results that are valid for 3 days at the time of departure.

For prospective passengers in the vicinity of where they live there are no PCR test facilities and rapid test can attach an influenza symptom-free certificate issued by the local hospital / puskesmas doctor.

There are a number of train trips that do not require a result letter rapid test.

Among the journeys are 4 short-distance trains that do not require a rapid test, namely:

• Kaligung train (relation) Semarang Poncol-Tegal PP, Semarang Poncol-Brebes PP, Semarang Poncol-Cirebon Prujakan PP
• KA Kamandaka relasi) Purwokerto – Semarang Tawang PP
• Train Joglosemarkerto (relation) Solo Balapan-Yogyakarta-Purwokerto-Tegal-Semarang Tawang PP
• Kuala Stabas train (relation) Tanjungkarang-Baturaja PP.

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