Regional Representative Council: Migrant Workers Who Homecoming To Eid Mubarak Obligatory To Be Quarantined
JAKARTA - Chairman of the Regional Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia La Nyalla Mahmud Mattalitti reminded the government to quarantine migrant workers who go home ahead of Eid 1442 H. He asked the government to prepare the best possible procedure to anticipate the spread of COVID-19.
"The return of migrant workers of course must go through a predetermined procedure, namely the following quarantine first", said La Nyalla in his statement, Wednesday, May 5.
According to the East Java senator, the government must anticipate the findings of a new mutation of the COVID-19 virus from India. Britain and South Africa are likely to be brought in by migrant workers.
The Honorary Council Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry East Java asked migrant workers to carry out independent isolation if they feel symptoms of COVID-19.
"3,636 migrant workers who entered Indonesia, 33 people were found positive for COVID-19", he explained.
On the other hand, La Nyalla appreciates the Governor of East Java who is swift in handling the arrival of migrant workers.
"With a synergistic cooperation with all levels of society, we will be able to realize an East Java that is free of COVID-19," said La Nyalla.
It is known that the East Java Provincial Government To date, around 3,636 migrant workers have quarantined in anticipation of the spread of COVID-19. In particular, after the discovery of new virus mutations from India, England, and South Africa,
The Governor of East Java, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, said that the migrant workers who returned to East Java had been isolated since April 28, 2021, in the Hajj Dormitory, and PCR was carried out until it was found that 33 people were positive for COVID-19.
"The East Java Provincial Government is currently very concerned about the mutation of a new variant of the virus from India, England, and South Africa and is doing everything possible to prevent this variant from entering East Java. Therefore, we isolate migrant workers who have just arrived in East Java”, he said.