Ahead Of Christmas And New Year Celebrations In Jakarta, Deputy Governor Of DKI Riza Patria: God Willing, There Will Be No Partitions

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JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza said that there was no restriction on community mobility during the Christmas and New Year holidays. However, there will be service posts at a number of points.

"God willing, there will be no partitions. However, service posts will be established by the Provincial Government, by the Transportation Agency, by the Metro Police and related agencies," Riza said when met in the East Jakarta area, Sunday, December 12.

In addition, Riza revealed that the DKI Provincial Government will also not impose an entry and exit permit (SIKM) on residents who travel long distances.

"God willing, so far there is no SIKM. We'll just have to wait for the policy," he said.

In this regard, the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian issued the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 66 of 2021 concerning the Prevention and Management of COVID-19 at Christmas in 2021 and New Year in 2022.

In the Minister of Home Affairs, the government regulates long-distance travel policies outside the region from December 24, 2021, to January 2. For people who travel outside the region, they are obliged to optimize the use of the PeduliLindung application and fulfill the requirements for long-distance travel using public transportation. Tito is quoted in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

For people who have not been vaccinated and people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons are prohibited from traveling long distances. Then, the requirements for long-distance travel using public transportation are technically further regulated by the National COVID-19 Handling Task Force. In the event that a traveler who is positive for COVID-19 is found, then do self-isolation or isolation in a place that has been prepared by the Government to prevent the occurrence of transmission, with isolation times according to health procedures, as well as tracing and quarantine of close contacts.

Furthermore, local governments are also asked to limit community activities during the Christmas and New Year holiday period, including arts, culture, and sports that can potentially cause COVID-19 transmission to be carried out without spectators. attended by no more than 50 people," he explained. Then, each region was also asked to close the square from December 31, 2021, to January 1, 2022. Furthermore, there will be an engineering and anticipating the activities of street vendors in the center of the crowd so that they can maintain a distance between traders and buyers.