Mayor Of Surabaya Eri Cahyadi Bans Residents From Parading On New Year's Eve

Mayor of Surabaya Eri Cahyadi/PHOTO VIA ANTARA

SURABAYA - Mayor of Surabaya Eri Cahyadi forbade the procession to celebrate Christmas and New Year's Eve. Eri Cahyadi also issued a policy to ban New Year's parties, shopping centers and entertainment venues.

"The public is prohibited from holding new year's parades and processions as well as banning old and new year events, both open and closed, which have the potential to cause crowds," said Eri Cahyadi in Surabaya, Friday, December 24.

The prohibition is contained in a Circular (SE) regarding the Implementation of Level 1 Covid-19 Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) and the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 at Christmas in 2021 and New Year in 2022 in the City of Surabaya. The SE numbered 443.2/15424/436.8.4/2021 was issued by Eri Cahyadi on December 14, 2021.

The Circular, which is signed directly by the Mayor of Surabaya, is addressed directly to church leaders/managers, business actors, managers, organizers or persons in charge of business premises and/or public facilities throughout the city of Surabaya, Head of RT/RW and Urban Village Community Empowerment Institution (LPMK). , Head of Regional Apparatus within the Surabaya City Government, sub-district and village heads of Surabaya.

In the SE, restrictions on community activities are regulated on December 24 to January 2, 2022, namely arts, culture and sports activities that have the potential to cause Covid-19 transmission to be carried out without spectators, and those that are not Christmas and New Year celebrations that cause crowds are carried out according to the protocol. (prokes) and attended by no more than 50 people.

Then there are restrictions on operating hours for shopping centers and malls starting at 09.00-22.00 WIB and must be closed. The goal is to prevent crowds at certain hours.

"And must carry out restrictions with the number of visitors not exceeding 75 percent of the total capacity of shopping centers and malls and implementing stricter health protocols," he said.

Eri Cahyadi suggested that the celebration of the new year in 2022 be carried out individually or with family, avoiding crowds and travel, and carrying out activities in their respective environments that do not have the potential to cause crowds.

Meanwhile, in the implementation of worship and Christmas celebrations, it is requested to be carried out in a simple and not excessive manner, and to emphasize fellowship in the midst of the family.

For congregants aged 60 years and over and pregnant/breastfeeding mothers, in order to attend worship online/online from home, it is held in a hybrid manner, namely in congregation/collectively in the church and online with the worship procedures that have been prepared by church administrators and administrators.

"The number of congregants who can take part in worship activities and Christmas celebrations in congregation/collectively per session does not exceed 50 percent of normal capacity, and the operating hours of churches/Christmas places of worship are no later than 22.00 WIB," he said.

Meanwhile, for people who travel outside the region, said Eri Cahyadi, they must optimize the use of the PeduliLindung application, meet the requirements for long-distance travel using public transportation, namely mandatory two vaccines and conducting Rapid Antigen Test 1 x 24 hours and for people who have not been vaccinated. and people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons, are prohibited from traveling long distances.

"If residents who travel are tested positive for COVID-19, then they must self-isolate or isolate in places that have been prepared by the government to prevent transmission, with isolation times according to health procedures as well as tracing and quarantine of close contacts," said Eri Cahyadi.