Many Sports Championship Events After Papua PON, Minister Of Health BGS Prepares 'Kicks' To Face The Spread Of COVID-19

JAKARTA - Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said his party would prepare a 'step' to implement health protocols in sports events to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

This is important because many championship events will be held in the country after the completion of the XX Papua PON.

"Based on the experience of PON Papua, we have determined several things to become a benchmark for health protocols if we want to carry out events like this in the future, be it motorbikes, football matches, or basketball league competitions," Budi said in a press conference broadcast on YouTube. Monday, October 11th.

The first step that the government will take, Budi said, is to authorize the COVID-19 Task Force to implement strict health protocols to prevent the spread of the virus.

"Second, the direction of the President is that all dormitories and places for athletes to stay are kept at a distance when sleeping or eating," said the former Deputy Minister of SOEs.

Paying attention to the distance between athletes' residences is important because in the reflection of the implementation of the XX Papua PON, the spread of COVID-19 is thought to be caused by the fact that one room is occupied by more than two people.

The next step that will be carried out is to routinely hold a random PCR-Test for athletes and officials during the match so that identification can be done quickly.

"Finally, it's an isolation room. The centralized quarantine must be ready so that if someone gets hit, they can be placed (isolated, ed) there or if someone wants to go home then they can be put there," he concluded.