Covid-19 Cases Increase, Is Wearing a Mask Mandatory Again on Trains?

"Is Covid-19 Cases Increasing, Is Wearing Masks Mandatory on Trains Again?"

Dream - Manager of PT KAI Operational Region (Daop) 8 Surabaya, Luqman Arif, said that the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) has not issued regulations regarding health protocols for train passengers, as Covid-19 cases continue to rise. "Our regulations refer to Kemenhub regarding the requirements for traveling by train, but currently we are still waiting for what those requirements are, there is still none," said Luqman in Surabaya, quoted from Liputan6.com, Monday, December 18, 2023.

"Waiting for Kemenhub's Regulations"

Luqman added, whatever is decided by the Ministry of Transportation in the future, Daop 8 Surabaya is ready to comply with and implement it.

Recommended to Wear Mask

Until now, PT KAI Daop 8 Surabaya is still urging passengers to wear masks for those who feel unwell while traveling by train.

"The use of masks is not mandatory, but officials in the field will definitely advise passengers who are found to be sick, such as having the flu or other illnesses, to use masks. However, at the beginning of the journey, we also advise that you travel in good health."

say Luqman.

"The Increasing Cases of Covid-19"

The translation of the given text into English while preserving the HTML tags is as follows: "The number of Covid-19 cases has increased in neighboring countries: Singapore and Malaysia. The DKI Jakarta Health Department in December 2023 also recorded two Covid-19 death cases. These deaths due to the Corona virus occurred after two consecutive months of no reported deaths in DKI Jakarta."

"Peak Mudik"

Luqman informs about the highest booking of long distance train tickets (KAJJ) on December 23, 2023, which reached 20,148 customers or 86 percent of the capacity of 23,482 tickets provided per day. This is also predicted to be the peak of homecoming to welcome the Christmas celebration in 2023.

"From that total, 8,091 customers departed from Surabaya Gubeng Station, 5,734 from Surabaya Pasarturi, and 5,456 from Malang Station."

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The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "The rest are passengers who board from other Long Distance Train departure stations in Daop 8 Surabaya. "Such as Bojonegoro Station, Lamongan, Mojokerto, Bangil, and Wlingi Station," he said."

Covid-19 Cases Increase, Is Wearing a Mask Mandatory Again on Trains?

Besides, for the most frequent trips from Daop 8 Surabaya, it is heading towards Solo, Yogyakarta, Semarang, Jakarta, Bandung, as well as Jember and Banyuwangi. Luqman explained that people who will use trains as their mode of transportation should monitor ticket availability directly because it is still available at the moment.

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