Solo Will Implement A Special Quarantine For Travelers For Christmas And New Year Holidays

JAKARTA - Mayor of Solo, FX Hadi Rudyatmo, stated that his party would apply quarantine regulations for travelers during the Christmas and New Year 2020 holidays.

"For jagong (going to the wedding reception), there is no problem with the task. It means that those who are quarantined are those who go home, grandmother ora homecoming or go home quarantined (if they don't go home, they are not quarantined)," he said in Solo, quoted by Antara, Friday, December 11. .

However, he estimates that no travelers will enter Solo. Given that there is only one holiday at Christmas.

He also asked business actors who feel aggrieved by these regulations to understand the condition of Solo City, which is still increasing the number of positive cases of COVID-19.

"There are only 1,000 self-quarantines now, if you add immigrants to Solo, the losers are the people of Solo. Hotels don't have to worry like that, Grandma (if it's) a tax problem, it's a pandemic risk, that's normal," he said.

To ensure the arrival of travelers, his party will place officers in several public spaces, including terminals, stations and airports. In addition, through the Jogo Tonggo program.

"We are Jogo Tonggo, if we go home, yes, let us take them to Solo Technopark," he said.

To ensure that the public understands these rules, he said, there will be socialization that will be carried out a maximum of D-7 Christmas holidays, which is December 18, 2020.

"We are still using the old circular (SE), it expires on December 18, 2020," he said.

Previously, the Surakarta City Government prepared Solo Technopark for a quarantine location for travelers who were reckless coming during the Christmas and New Year 2021 holidays.

For the time being, the space provided at Solo Technopark has a capacity of 60 people. However, it is possible that the room used for quarantine will be widened if the number of travelers increases.