JAKARTA - The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, fully handed over the opening of tourist destinations during the Lebaran 2021 holiday to each local government by adjusting the conditions of COVID-19 transmission.
"Opening or not (tourist destinations) is the authority of local governments in accordance with the COVID-19 numbers in their respective regions. That is our decision," Sandiaga said when reviewing vaccinations of tourism actors at the Jogja Expo Center (JEC) Yogyakarta, quoted from Between, Monday 26 April.
He said that in the provisions of the application of restrictions on micro community activities (PPKM), there are community activities that are allowed and submitted to local governments.
Regarding tourism activities, according to him, Kemenparekraf provides a number of guidelines to be applied in the regions. If a tourist destination is decided to open, it must be ensured that it meets the health protocol based on CHSE (Cleanliness, Health, Safety, and Environmental Sustainability).
"It is clear that tourist destinations must follow strict and disciplined health protocols," he said.
He hopes that the cases of COVID-19 transmission in the country will not increase sharply as during last year's Eid homecoming. Although various restrictions were implemented, such as PSBB, blockages, and prohibitions on going home, the cases continued to soar by 94 percent.
"We do not want to be repeated. Therefore, we have said that homecoming is prohibited. We will monitor the activities in the micro-scale PPKM and monitor closely so that there is no transmission of COVID-19," he said.
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