Medan Emergency PPKM: Bobby Nasution Will Check One By One The Essential Sectors

MEDAN - The City Government (Pemko) of Medan, North Sumatra, socialized the provisions for the implementation of emergency community activity restrictions (PPKM) until July 20.

"We will visit the essential sectors one by one, we will check in the field. According to the direction of the Governor and the Regional Police Chief, we must go door to door to the company," said Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution in Medan, quoted by Antara, Monday, July 12.

This was emphasized by Bobby Nasution after leading the Nusa II Toba Safe Contingency Operation Call for COVID-19 Handling the implementation of the emergency PPKM which was also attended by the Governor of North Sumatra Edy Rahmayadi, and the North Sumatran Police Chief Inspector General Panca Putra Simanjuntak.

In addition to socializing the emergency PPKM provisions, President Joko Widodo's son-in-law continued, the Medan City Government will deliver a warning after three days.

The Mayor of Medan said that the Medan City Government would block 18 points including five points of entry to Medan City and 13 points in the city core to reduce community mobility.

"Two days earlier, we conducted isolation at 10 points. We will see the development of community mobility, if necessary we will add more isolation points," he said.

Bobby Nasution said the Minister of Home Affairs Instruction No.18/2021 issued 3T rules in an emergency PPKM situation, including tracing of at least 15 close contacts and testing (early checks) of at least 406 per day.

"In Medan, for testing, we have reached 820 per day. As for treatment, we have prepared three isolation places," said the Mayor of Medan.