Indonesian Covid-positive man disguises himself as wife on Citilink flight in order to fly

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An Indonesian man is reportedly facing arrest after disguising himself as his wife in order to board a flight. The man boarded a Citilink domestic flight from Jakarta while wearing a niqab that covered him from head to toe, reports CNN Indonesia.

An Indonesian man is reportedly facing arrest after disguising himself as his wife in order to board a flight.

The man, who has been publicly identified only by the initials"DW," boarded a Citilink domestic flight from Jakarta to Ternate while wearing a niqab that covered him from head to toe, reports CNN affiliateThe disguise was intended to enable the man to fly even though he had reportedly tested positive for Covid-19.

An on-site health officer immediately tested the man for Covid-19, and the PCR test came back positive, according to officials. After that,"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," Ternate Covid-19 Task Force Operational Head Muhammad Arif Gani told reporters.Related content

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