An Indonesian man with Covid-19 boarded a flight from Jakarta to Ternate after wearing a niqab disguising as his own wife.
As per reports, the man, who has been publicly identified only by the initials “DW,” boarded a Citilink domestic flight from Jakarta to Ternate wearing a burqa that covered him from head to toe.
The man’s wife had tested negative for the virus so he attempted to use her ID and negative results to travel.
A flight attendant reportedly told authorities that she saw “DW” go into bathroom of the plane, then came out wearing men’s clothes instead of the niqab.
She reported it to the airport authorities in Ternate, who held the passenger once he disembarked from the plane.
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A health officer instantly tested him for Covid, and the PCR result came positive.
Ternate Covid task force operational head Muhammad Arif Gani said: ‘The airport immediately contacted the Ternate City Covid-19 Handling Task Force team to evacuate the man while wearing personal protective equipment, and then taking him in an ambulance to his house to self-isolate, where he will be supervised by Task Force officers.’
Once he will be done with quarantine period, police said they intend to prosecute the man.
Mr Gani said airport security will be updated with extra screening in response to the incident.
