Good News For Probolinggo ASN Who Are Pregnant, Regency Government Issues Circular So They Can Work From Home

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JAKARTA - Probolinggo Mayor Hadi Zainal Abidin issued Circular Letter Number 065/602/425,022/2022 concerning the Implementation of Work from Home or WFH for ASN and non-ASN especially pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic, to anticipate the spread of the omicron variant.

"The Probolinggo City Government has prepared a number of anticipatory steps to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 case," said the Probolinggo City Secretary, Ninik Ira Wibawati, Wednesday, January 26.

Based on data from the Probolinggo City COVID-19 Task Force in 2020, there were 3,384 confirmed positive people, five pregnant and one death.

According to Ira, a sharp increasing trend will occur in 2021, with the number of confirmed positive 3,384 people, 45 pregnant and eight people dying from COVID-19.

"For this reason, the city government issued a Circular (SE) of the Mayor of Probolinggo on January 25, 2022 regarding the implementation of WFH for ASN and non-ASN specifically for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic, the omicron variant," he said as quoted by Antara.

In the SE there are several important points, namely for ASN and non-ASN women who are pregnant are encouraged to carry out WFH, in order to reduce the spread of cases of COVID-19, the Omicron variant, which has an impact on the health of the mother and fetus.

"Then reduce physical meetings and official trips outside the region in order to suppress the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19," he said.

Third, he said, the heads of regional apparatuses should always pay attention to the spread of Omicron variants in their workplaces, and if anyone is exposed, the heads of regional apparatuses are allowed to apply WFH and WFO according to regulations.

For ASN and non-ASN, he said, they still maintain the health protocols set by the Indonesian Ministry of Health, one of which is by implementing 5M.

Based on directions from the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment of the Republic of Indonesia, the peak of the COVID-19 wave of the Omicron variant in Indonesia is expected to occur in mid-February or early March 2022.

"For that, I ask the Health Office and the Communications and Information Technology to disseminate the circular regarding compliance with health protocols. The Health Office also needs to schedule interactive dialogue events, such as a few months ago, regarding the Omicron case and vaccination," he said.