Many Prokes Violations, Satpol PP Raids Cafes In Batam

Batam City Civil Service Police Unit Head Reza Gaddafi/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - One cafe in Batam City, Riau Islands was netted by a health protocol raid because it accommodated more than 75 percent of visitor capacity, and another cafe and bar were closed because their employees were found to be positive in the COVID-19 rapid antigen test. "One in Bengkong and one in Batam. City," said Batam City Civil Service Police Unit Head Reza Gaddafi in Batam, Monday, February 7. His party immediately called the cafe manager in Bengkong to make a statement letter to comply with the rules for limiting visitors to 75 percent of the room's capacity. so that visitors do not linger in the cafe. Satpol PP asked consumers to go home immediately after eating and drinking. "This is not a warning. In the field, we see visitors at more than 75 percent capacity. We ask the person to make a statement. No more warning letters, we will immediately take action," he said. As for cafes in Batam City District, his party asked the manager to close operations, because a number of their workers tested positive for the COVID-19 antigen fast, based on the local Health Service report. "From the information we got, many were infected with COVID-19, so we called them. , we ask them to temporarily close," he said. The cafe was closed for a week to 10 days, to eliminate the virus that might still be there. "We are closed so that visitors don't get hit," he said. continue to carry out surveillance in crowded places throughout the city. The implementation of supervision of health protocols is divided into two, he said, namely micro-managed the sub-district is assisted by Satpol PP officers assigned there, and macro is carried out directly by his side. The sub-district head is given the authority to reprimand and take immediate action if anyone is found to be violating health protocols. All health protocols are observed, the distance, the density," he said. He said that his party was persuasive in raids, by re-socializing it first. Because it is possible that people ignore health protocols during the COVID-19 case which had been sloping. We give first two socializations, if they are still there, we will immediately close them," he said.