CENTRAL LOMBOK - National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo stressed to all ranks to prepare a strategy to anticipate the surge in growth of COVID-19 including the Omicron virus ahead of the Mandalika MotoGP in March.
"This control is very important to prevent the spread of the Omicron virus," said General Listyo Sigit Prabowo while attending the event. Simultaneous vaccinations throughout Indonesia at the Mandalika Hospital, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) in Praya, Friday.
He said that nationally, new cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia reached 11 percent, but pandemic cases in NTB are still below the national average of 5 percent. One of the most priority steps to prevent the spread of the virus is to encourage the acceleration of vaccination to the public.
"This is an opportunity for us to continue to encourage the acceleration of vaccination to anticipate the spread of the COVID-19 virus in NTB, especially the location of the Mandalika MotoGP event," he said.
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He also hopes that the Mandalika MotoGP pre-season test activities can run well and maximally, but what must be done is also how to control the growth of COVID-19 cases.
"Don't be careless in implementing the COVID-19 health protocol," he said.
The National Police Chief also appealed to people who have taken the first and second doses of vaccination to be able to carry out the third dose of booster vaccine.
"This pandemic is our common challenge, so we must fight the Omicron virus," he said.
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