Nusa Dua, Bali The bubble system implemented at the Indonesia Badminton Festival (IBF) 2021 in Bali can be a fresh template for other international sports events, the COVID-19 Task Force has said.

In the Nusa Dua area on Saturday, Head of Behavioral Change at the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Sonny Harry B. Harmadi assured that the bubble system implemented for the IBF this year is different from the one used in the National Sports Week (PON) recently held in Papua Province.

“It is a stricter, full bubble system, unlike the PON Papua, which was a semi-bubble. In Papua, athletes and participants could still leave the hotel, but that is not allowed here,” Harmadi informed.

According to him, this is the first time a full bubble system is being implemented in Indonesia. In the future, other protocols will refer to it, he affirmed.

The bubble system implementation for IBF 2021 has gone through a detailed review process so the level of security is higher, he assured. This has been done because IBF will be attended by athletes from abroad, while PON only hosted domestic athletes, he said.

Source: Antara News