Arek-Arek Surabaya's Spirit To Recover From COVID-19

JAKARTA - The city of Surabaya is one of the provinces in Indonesia that is in the black zone for the spread of COVID-19. However, it would not be 'Arek Suroboyo' if you did not dare to face the outbreak of the disease virus.

Through the hashtag #SurabayaWani, Surabaya netizens encourage each other to fight together against the coronavirus pandemic. They are determined that the city of Surabaya can return to normal.

"Let's cheer up the spirit of Arek-arek Suroboyo heroes. Foster a sense of empathy for the arek-arek Suroboyo," said the account @ 03_nakula, Thursday, June 4.

Not only netizens, the Surabaya City Government has also made various efforts to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19. Moreover, based on the latest data, the number of cases of COVID-19 patients continues to grow.

Efforts to encourage the netizen to each other were also addressed to the Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismahariani. They asked Risma to remain strong in leading the city of Surabaya, through education to mass rapid tests.

The hashtag #SurabayaWani was also used by netizens when the suicide bombing occurred in the city in 2018. At that time they encouraged Surabaya residents not to be afraid of acts of terrorism.

As is known, Surabaya is included in the area marked as a black zone in the distribution map on the infocovid19.jatimprov.go.id site. The red-black color indicates the condition of one of the worst areas with exposure to COVID-19.

Today, the number of positive cases in Surabaya has reached 2,803, with 3,158 patients under surveillance (PDP), and 3,782 people under surveillance (ODP).