YOGYAKARTA - The Yogyakarta COVID-19 Handling Task Force will carry out random antigen tests to tourists who come to the city, including during the Christmas and New Year's 2022 holidays.
"We will continue to do it in the center of the crowd, especially in the Malioboro area," said the Daily Head of the Yogyakarta COVID-19 Task Force (Satgas) Heroe Poerwadi as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, December 14.
According to him, every weekend, Saturday and Sunday, the Yogyakarta COVID-19 Handling Task Force still routinely conducts random antigen checks on tourists in Malioboro by preparing 100 reagents.
In addition to random antigen testing, vaccinations are also carried out for tourists who have not been vaccinated. Every weekend 100 doses of vaccine are prepared.
"We will carry out these two activities during the year-end holidays. It is possible to prepare them in the same amount," he said.
Heroe, who also serves as Deputy Mayor of Yogyakarta, said that the implementation of the rules during the year-end holidays would be adjusted to the PPKM level that applies in the city of Yogyakarta.
"Of course, with adjustments according to the rules related to year-end holidays. For example, closing the square and the square on New Year's Eve and other travel regulations as well as regulations for limiting capacity," he said.
Heroe said the rules during the year-end holidays were intended to ensure that tourists who came were in good health and that there were no crowds in crowded centers or tourist destinations.
"Those two main things will be the focus of implementing the year-end holiday rules," he said.
In order to minimize the emergence of crowds in tourist centers such as in Malioboro, an opening and closing rule will be applied and requires tourists to scan the QR Code Sugeng Rawuh to limit the capacity in each zone in Malioboro.
"The duration of tourists in Malioboro will also remain limited, a maximum of two hours. Therefore, tourists must scan Sugeng Rawuh," he said.
In addition, the fence in the Kilometer Zero Point area which had been dismantled will be re-installed to prevent potential crowds of tourists.
Previously, Yogyakarta City Satpol PP Head Agus Winarta said he would deploy all personnel to monitor health protocols in crowded places.
"We may not apply sanctions for violators of health protocols. However, if necessary, sanctions can be imposed according to the development of the situation and conditions on the ground," he said.
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