Suppressing COVID-19 Transmission, Tangerang City Government Closes Parks And RTH

Tangerang City Government Closes All Parks and RTH/Photo: Antara

TANGERANG - The Tangerang City Government in Banten Province starting January 21, 2022, will close all parks and green open spaces in its area in an effort to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. As quoted in a government press statement in Tangerang, Monday, Head of the City Culture, Tourism and Parks Service Tangerang Ubaidillah Ansar said that in accordance with the Tangerang Mayor's Circular, as many as 27 thematic parks and all green open spaces in Tangerang City must be closed. Monday, January 24. "This is intended to suppress the rate of increase in COVID-19 cases, which is increasing day by day," he said.

He said that parks and green open spaces were closed indefinitely. The city government will consider reopening these public facilities after the transmission of COVID-19 subsides. The Department of Culture, Tourism, and Parks and the Civil Service Police Unit will deploy officers from the Parks Task Force or Brigade 1016 to ensure residents do not carry out activities in parks and green open spaces. "Let's understand together, we obey together for the common good and health. If possible now, don't travel first, and always keep the progress in all activities," said Ubaidillah. In addition to closing parks and green open spaces, according to Tangerang Mayor Arief R Wismansyah, the city government asked some employees to work from home and reduce the percentage of face-to-face learning participants in schools to 50 percent of room capacity. others work in offices.