It benefits the host country not the country that is sending tourist out. In this case of indonesia we are talking about, no country that has the virus under control will risk it.
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It benefits the host country not the country that is sending tourist out. In this case of indonesia we are talking about, no country that has the virus under control will risk it.
I think it was a number mentioned by Merkel in Germany. It is a hugh amount of people. And it is not related to any travel advice: Coronavirus: When will the second wave of infections hit? | DW | 14.05.2020
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I think I need to gove some perspective on the 50/100k infections per week 
Firstly, it is a political number set forth when Germany was moving from a nation/state wide approach to more localised measures. No sientific basis, roughly equal to the highest numbers Germany recorded end of March/early April and though to be way to high by most. Berlin e.g. has lowered it's threshold 30/100k/week with alarms starting at 20/100k/week.
Secondly, as things are, this has then been taken over by others countries (like so often, you need one to start).
As of today, of the major European countries, only Sweden is above that at 76, Germany at 4 and the previously mentioned Netherlands are at 3, like Indonesia. Singapore is at 22.
Which leads us to opening travel (remember, Germany only has a travel advisory, to a travel ban. If I can get there I can go to any country in the world, even if war and plague are raging there). And it becomes again highly political and very unfair.
E.g., the EU might decide that it is save to travel or transit through Singapore but still would advise against travel to Indonesia. The reasoning for that would run along the lines that Singapore can provide better health care to sick travellers and that the current cases in Singapore are more confined to the workers dormitories. Sounds unfair with Indonesia having lower rates of infection? Definately, but that's politics.
Hope that helps a little to make things clearer and gives an insight into how Europe will re-start world-wide travel.
Firstly, it is a political number set forth when Germany was moving from a nation/state wide approach to more localised measures. No sientific basis, roughly equal to the highest numbers Germany recorded end of March/early April and though to be way to high by most. Berlin e.g. has lowered it's threshold 30/100k/week with alarms starting at 20/100k/week.
Secondly, as things are, this has then been taken over by others countries (like so often, you need one to start
).As of today, of the major European countries, only Sweden is above that at 76, Germany at 4 and the previously mentioned Netherlands are at 3, like Indonesia. Singapore is at 22.
Which leads us to opening travel (remember, Germany only has a travel advisory, to a travel ban. If I can get there I can go to any country in the world, even if war and plague are raging there). And it becomes again highly political and very unfair.
E.g., the EU might decide that it is save to travel or transit through Singapore but still would advise against travel to Indonesia. The reasoning for that would run along the lines that Singapore can provide better health care to sick travellers and that the current cases in Singapore are more confined to the workers dormitories. Sounds unfair with Indonesia having lower rates of infection? Definately, but that's politics
.Hope that helps a little to make things clearer and gives an insight into how Europe will re-start world-wide travel.
DownUnderwater Dan
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According to the news of the time. Some people believe anything they see in the news.
Look at England & Europe and how many people died there, but hundreds of thousands of tourists are hitting the beaches and restaurants, and diving. If you believe everything in the Western media, you'll believe that everyone wants to live in wrapped in cotton wool, cocooned in isolation until there's news that it's safe to come out and dive again
DownUnderwater Dan
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Thanks, understand it much better now.I think I need to gove some perspective on the 50/100k infections per week
Firstly, it is a political number set forth when Germany was moving from a nation/state wide approach to more localised measures. No sientific basis, roughly equal to the highest numbers Germany recorded end of March/early April and though to be way to high by most. Berlin e.g. has lowered it's threshold 30/100k/week with alarms starting at 20/100k/week.
Secondly, as things are, this has then been taken over by others countries (like so often, you need one to start
As of today, of the major European countries, only Sweden is above that at 76, Germany at 4 and the previously mentioned Netherlands are at 3, like Indonesia. Singapore is at 22.
Which leads us to opening travel (remember, Germany only has a travel advisory, to a travel ban. If I can get there I can go to any country in the world, even if war and plague are raging there). And it becomes again highly political and very unfair.
E.g., the EU might decide that it is save to travel or transit through Singapore but still would advise against travel to Indonesia. The reasoning for that would run along the lines that Singapore can provide better health care to sick travellers and that the current cases in Singapore are more confined to the workers dormitories. Sounds unfair with Indonesia having lower rates of infection? Definately, but that's politics
Hope that helps a little to make things clearer and gives an insight into how Europe will re-start world-wide travel.
DownUnderwater Dan
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I'm not criticising the government, but it's clear from early on since he took power that President Jokowi tried/still trying/aspiring to change Indonesia to a conservative Islamic nation similar to Malaysia. But the majority of Indonesians are working class on lower wages and not seeing much improvement, most improvements as a result of globalisation
I love Indonesia, it's my favourite country/place, the people are the most open & genuinely friendly people. I think with a 273 million population is next to near impossible to eliminate covid virus unless the virus itself dies out like SARS. Otherwise just gotta live with it & keep some kind of controls without shutting the country/world down
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