MPOX Regulations for Bali & Indonesia Implemented

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Indonesia, August 30, 2024

Indonesia implements a health pass form for all travelers entering into Indonesia

MPOX Travel Regulations

All passengers and aircraft personnel traveling from abroad are now required to fill in a Health Pass form.

Due to the classification of Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the WHO, Indonesia reacts with the implementation of a Health Pass. The requirement has been implemented with immediate effect and is of course also relevant for all travelers arriving to Bali from outside Indonesia.
Link to Official Health Pass Form below
Each traveler needs to fill in the health pass form – also children. While the form is asking travelers to indicate if they suffer from MPOX related symptoms, like fever. It is also required to mention which countries have been visited in the last 21 days.

Fill in your Health Pass Form for Indonesia Online

Health Pass Form

The form is part of SATUSEHAT which is the app and electronic tracking system the Indonesian Government used to track and prevent the Covid-19 pandemic.

Source: Circular Letter from the Director General of Civil Aviation Number SE 5 DJPU of 2024

Singapore already implemented Monkey POX regulations for travelers

This regulation is implemented for Indonesia just a week after the Singaporean Ministry of Health has announced the implementation of measures to detect and manage mpox cases. All travellers to Singapore are required to report mpox-related symptoms and their travel history through the SG Arrival Card. Medical practitioners will be notified of all suspected mpox cases. Travelers can then be isolated in a hospital, so that they can be further assessed and tested for mpox.
Many travelers are now painfully reminded of the Covid-19 pandemic that caused and are hoping that lockdowns and related travel restrictions will not become part of the MPOX precautionary measures.

What is Monkeypox?

Monkeypox is a rare but serious viral infection, mostly found in Central and West Africa. Lately, it’s been making headlines because of outbreaks in places where it usually doesn’t occur. The virus behind monkeypox is related to the one that causes smallpox, but the symptoms are generally milder and the risk of death is lower.

How Does it Spread?

The monkeypox virus spreads through direct contact with the blood, bodily fluids, or skin sores of infected animals, like rodents or monkeys. You can get it if you’re bitten, scratched, or handle bushmeat (meat from wild animals). Once the virus jumps to humans, it can also spread from person to person through close contact, respiratory droplets (like from coughs or sneezes), or by touching contaminated items, such as bedding or clothing.

What Are the Symptoms?

Monkeypox usually starts with a fever, along with chills and muscle aches. After one to three days, a rash appears—usually starting on the face and then spreading to other parts of the body, including the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. The rash begins as flat red spots, which turn into raised bumps, then blisters, and eventually scabs. The rash follows a clear pattern and can take about 10 days to crust over, with full recovery taking around three weeks.

Other common symptoms include headaches, swollen lymph nodes, and feeling very tired. A person with monkeypox can spread the virus from the time they get a fever until the skin sores have completely healed.