Uniformed Students Prohibited From Entering Malls, Mas Gibran Asks Proactive Managers

SOLO - Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka asked mall managers to be proactive in responding to visits from uniformed students following the local government's ban on school children from entering malls.

"School children are not allowed to enter (the mall), the rules are that their parents pick up after school. Even if there is no COVID-19, that should be the case," he said in Solo, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, November 17.

He hopes that in this case the mall management is more proactive and does not only prioritize traffic visits until health protocols are ignored.

"It's dangerous to ignore the process," he said.

In accordance with the Circular Letter (SE) of the Mayor of Surakarta Number 067/4061 concerning the Implementation of Restrictions on Community Activities for Level Two COVID-19 in the City of Surakarta.

School-age children wearing school uniforms are prohibited from entering public facilities such as public areas, public parks, public tourist attractions, museums, entertainment venues, and other public areas.

Still in the SE, public facilities are allowed to open with a maximum capacity of 25 percent by applying the rules according to the health protocol regulated by the Ministry of Health and/or related ministries/agencies.

In addition, every public facility must use the PeduliLindung application to screen all visitors and employees.

Furthermore, visitors under the age of 12 are allowed to enter tourist attractions that have used the PeduliLindung application on condition that they are accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Meanwhile, regarding the status of Solo City, which is still in PPKM level two, he hopes that it will immediately go down to level one.

"Once again, this is an agglomeration area, so what counts is not only Solo, but I see that vaccinations in Subosukowonosraten (Surakarta, Boyolali, Sukoharjo, Wonogiri, Sragen, Karanganyar, and Klaten) are already high and should be able to drop to level one immediately," he said.