Carry Out The Instructions From The Minister Of Home Affairs And Bobby Nasution, The Medan City Government To Tighten Prokes Operations Ahead Of The New Year

MEDAN - The Medan City Government, North Sumatra, has tightened the operation of health protocols (prokes), especially at entertainment venues and at entrances to this area ahead of the new year.

"This is to prevent the spread of COVID-19, especially the Omicron variant ahead of the New Year holiday," said Medan City Civil Service Police Chief Acting Officer Rakhmat Adisyah Putra Harahap in Medan, quoted by Antara, Thursday, December 30.

According to the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs and the Circular of the Mayor of Medan, he continued, it was stated that the Medan City Satpol PP conducted education and outreach to the public, especially in crowded centers, such as malls, restaurants, tourist attractions and others, to use the PeduliLindung application and comply with health procedures. strict.

"Even though we are PPKM level 1, we cannot be careless. We will still carry out level 1 PPKM operations, especially now that there is an Omicron variant, we must prevent its spread," he said.

To welcome New Year's Eve, the Medan City Government carried out insulation on the streets of Medan City to prevent the procession of residents celebrating New Year's Eve.

The Medan City Government also appealed to the people in this area not to leave their homes on New Year's Eve, but to celebrate the new year at home.

"We have carried out 110 road blocking points, plus nine security posts and seven check points. This is to prevent crowds of people who have the potential to spread COVID-19 in Medan City," said Rakhmat.

Meanwhile, the Acting Head of the Medan City Health Service, Mardohar Tambunan, admitted that he had dispatched personnel to check health at the "check point" post at the entrance to the city of Medan.

"We have placed officers at the entrance post to Medan City to carry out health checks for people who will enter Medan City," he said.