COVID-19 Task Force Affirms No Blocking On Roads During Eid Al-Fitr 2022 Homecoming

JAKARTA - The COVID-19 Handling Task Force (Satgas) ensures that there are no barriers on the roads that will be passed by travelers like in the past two years. Later, control for travelers will be carried out through random sampling of drivers.

"Indeed, there is no isolation element from the National Police, but by random sampling there are service posts that check the status of Care to Protect," said the head of the COVID-19 Task Force, Suharyanto, quoted from the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube show, Friday, April 1.

From this status, Suharyanto said, you can find out whether travelers have received the complete COVID-19 vaccine. "There, the booster is clearly visible, the Care to Protect it is visible," he said.

Furthermore, the application of the rules during this year's Eid homecoming will be carried out in a persuasive manner. In addition, Suharyanto ensured that it would be easier for the community to return to their hometowns because there was a vaccination service at a certain point.

"Points will be placed to carry out vaccinations so that people who are going home can be served regarding their vaccination needs," he said.

Previously, the Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi, predicted that as many as 79 million people would go home for Eid in 2022 with the most destinations in Central Java, East Java and West Java.

"The Ministry of Transportation's Balitbang conducted a survey in anticipation of the Lebaran holiday and the number is very high, approximately 79 million who want to go home. Of course this is understandable that after the last two years there have been travel restrictions, many want to go home for Eid," said Budi Karya as quoted by Antara. , Thursday, March 31.

The Minister of Transportation said that several homecoming destinations that have very high public interest are Central Java, East Java, and West Java.

The Minister of Transportation, the high public interest in going home for Lebaran, must be accompanied by preparing facilities and infrastructure, and most importantly paying attention to safety both during travel and from the risk of COVID-19.

The Ministry of Transportation will ensure that the fleet of all modes of transportation are in good condition to travel. "I ask the directors general to check buses, ships, planes, trains to do a ramp check," said Budi.

In addition, the Ministry of Transportation will also require health checks for drivers of transportation modes, namely pilots, skippers, machinists, and bus drivers. The Ministry of Transportation will prepare health check facilities at airports, terminals, stations and so on.

"We will also instruct operators of transportation infrastructure and facilities to continue to ensure health protocols and that must be a reference that we must do," said Budi Karya.