Tulungagung Regency Government Allows Entertainment Places To Operate Again

TULUNGAGUNG - The Tulungagung Regency Government, East Java, has given the "green light" for entertainment venues to operate again, but must limit the number of visitors and must implement strict health protocols.

The policy was taken after the Tulungagung Regency Government held a coordination meeting on the handling of COVID-19 at the Kongas Arum Kusumaning Bongso Hall, Tulungagung, Thursday, January 6.

"In the regulation (PPKM) level 1, tourism places are allowed to open with restrictions on visitor capacity. Likewise with karaoke places, cinemas and so on," said Tulungagung Regent Maryoto Birowo after the coordination meeting, quoted by Antara.

However, for this initial stage, continued Maryoto, the granting of permits was relaxed for tourist attractions and entertainment for families. Especially for karaoke places, the Tulungagung Regency Government through the COVID-19 Task Force will carry out an assessment first.

The regulations currently used are regulations issued by the East Java Provincial Tourism Office. "The legal umbrella is Home Affairs Minister Number 1 of 2022 and the provisions that have been set by the Ministry of Tourism," explained Tulungagung Police Chief AKBP Handono Subiakto added.

The application for permits and assessments is an absolute requirement for the reopening of entertainment venues.

The assessment includes vaccination of all entertainment workers, application of health protocols, periodic PCR tests and operating hours.

"Of course everything must be regulated, this will be decided by the task force," he said.

All these considerations must be met by the manager of the entertainment venue. If there is an entertainment venue that is determined to open without applying for a permit and through an assessment, then his party will not hesitate to impose sanctions on the manager of the entertainment venue concerned.

"Starting from administrative sanctions to revocation of permits, there are already rules," he said.

The opening of business opportunities for entertainment venues is a "fresh breath" for entertainment and tourism businesses in Tulungagung.

They are also ready if they are required to meet the health protocol requirements, starting from the provision of hand washing facilities, the use of the care-protect application to screen visitors, to the prerequisites for managers and officers who must have undergone a complete vaccination.

The application for permits and assessments is an absolute requirement for the reopening of entertainment venues. The assessment includes vaccination of all entertainment workers, implementation of health protocols, regular PCR tests and operating hours.

"Of course everything must be regulated, this will be decided by the Task Force," said one of the owners of entertainment venues in Tulungagung, Yoppy Tirta.