Palembang City Government Closes Tourist Attractions December 24 - January 2 2022, One Of Them Is Fort Kuto Besak

Palembang Secretary Ratu Dewa (ANTARA/Yudi Abdullah/21)

PALEMBANG - The Palembang City Government, South Sumatra closed public facilities and tourist attractions that could cause crowds during the implementation of level 3 community activity restrictions (PPKM) on December 24, 2021 to January 2, 2022.

"Public facilities or tourist objects such as Fort Kuto Besak (BKB) will be closed when PPKM Level 3 is implemented during the long holiday towards the end of the year," said Palembang Regional Secretary Ratu Dewa in Palembang, Antara, Monday, November 22.

He explained, the central government implemented PPKM Level 3 for all parts of Indonesia during the long Christmas and New Year 2022 holidays as an anticipatory measure for the surge in cases of COVID-19 transmission.

To deal with the implementation of PPKM Level 3, his party will hold a coordination meeting with the local Forkopimda.

In addition to closing public facilities and tourist attractions, his party also prohibits civil servants/ASN and honorary leave or permission to return home during the implementation of PPKM Level 3 at the end of this year.

"During the year-end long holiday, ASN and temporary employees are not allowed to leave/permit to go out of town unless in a really urgent situation," he said.

Meanwhile, shopping centers or malls are still allowed to operate by complying with PPKM provisions and implementing strict health protocols (prokes).

Malls may remain open during Christmas and New Year but limit their visitors to 50 percent capacity so that there are no crowds that have the potential to become a means of transmitting COVID-19, said the Secretary of State.