Ganjar Pranowo Ensures Central Java Is Ready To Implement Government Policies Ahead Of Christmas And New Year

Ganjar Pranowo (Photo via Central Java Provincial Government)

SEMARANG - Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo ensured that his party was ready to adjust the decisions made by the government in the face of the Christmas and New Year holidays. Acceleration of vaccination and socialization of tightening health protocols, said Ganjar, will be carried out immediately.

This was conveyed by Ganjar after attending a virtual coordination meeting on the readiness to implement PPKM Christmas 2021 and New Year 2022, Acceleration of Vaccination and Regional Budget Expenditures and the Poverty Coordination Meeting led by the Minister of Home Affairs, Wednesday, December 8.

I'm from the area asking first; the central government to ensure that all guests from abroad who want to enter Indonesia at the entrance are strict, that's our request," said Ganjar.

This is to anticipate the entry of a new variant of the Corona virus, namely Omicron, which has begun to spread. Ganjar emphasized that his party also continues to take preventive steps by sampling using Whole Genome Sequencing.

His job in the regions, said Ganjar, is to intensify socialization about tightening health protocols in the community. This step was accompanied by the acceleration of vaccination.

"We in the regions have the task of accelerating vaccination, we have the task of socializing the strengthening of the tightening of regulations on Health Prosecution. We can't or can't, and we have already begun to map this out," he said.

Regarding the preparations for the Christmas and New Year celebrations, Ganjar has also mapped out several efforts. One of them is coordination with the Ministry of Religion, to calculate how many houses of worship will hold religious events.

“The Bureau of Welfare is coordinating with the Ministry of Religion. Wherever the church wants to worship tomorrow, how many guests will enter, the provisions are already there, the percentage is already there, how they do it is usually a hybrid, so we have to make sure," said Ganjar.

This initiative, Ganjar continued, should not be difficult, especially after two years of the pandemic. This also applies to people of religions other than Christians and Catholics who also perform worship.

Meanwhile, for tourism, malls, to organizing events, the rules follow existing policies. Namely by tightening the process and limiting the capacity of visitors or participants.

“My calculations took three weeks. The last two weeks before the new year, one Sunday after the new year. In my opinion, this is something critical and we must all be strict, so we will adjust it,” said Ganjar.

Apart from the technical preparations for facing Nataru, Ganjar asked his citizens not to move much. This recommendation was conveyed by Ganjar both for residents outside Central Java, and those already in the Central Java region.

"Central Java residents who are outside Central Java, you just don't have to go home. Celebrate Christmas, maybe New Year's in that place, so there won't be a lot of shifts or residents who are now in Central Java, in Central Java alone, they don't have to go anywhere, "he said.

Ganjar asked for support from all parties to ensure the safety and comfort of Nataru during the three weeks. Ganjar also emphasized the same appeal to the State Civil Apparatus not to take leave.

“For three weeks we need that support, so if it can be supported, God willing, we will be able to secure this, our way of initiating the initiative that we came up with from Central Java. ASN leave, no need to leave. What vacation do you want, right?” he said.