Joint Leave, Minister Of Home Affairs Tito: Don't Become An Event For COVID-19 Transmission

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian (Photo: Instagram: @titokarnavian)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian reminded all parties that the momentum of collective leave is a common concern so that it does not become a place for COVID-19 transmission.

Tito does not want to take time off together on 28 and 30 October 2020 to become a place for COVID-19 to spread. This is because from the experience so far during the long holiday, there has been a surge in residents' mobility, both for vacation and returning to their hometown.

"People move from one place to another, and this movement of people can cause transmission, a medium of transmission," said the Minister of Home Affairs as quoted by Antara , Monday, October 19.

For this reason, as an effort to prevent transmission, the Minister of Home Affairs conveyed several things that needed to be done together.

"The first is for those in red areas, the areas are prone to infection, if you can not go home and do not go on vacation, it is better to spend time in their respective places. Cleaning up your house or residence, enjoying a vacation with your family at their respective residences, that's what we hope, "said the Minister of Home Affairs.

However, if you really want to leave the city, the second thing that needs to be done is that the person concerned makes sure that he is truly healthy and not exposed to COVID-19. One way is by doing a PCR test.

"So that we believe that in a negative situation, do not become a contributor to our brothers, our parents, and others in the region," said the Minister of Home Affairs.

Furthermore, the third thing conveyed by the Minister of Home Affairs is related to the role of regional heads and Forkopimda. The Minister of Home Affairs hopes that their role is in maintaining the regional defense mechanisms that have been running so far.

He gave an example of the control patterns carried out by regional heads and Forkopimda during the last Eid holidays, for example with Kampung Sehat or Kelurahan Sehat.

At that time, it was confirmed that residents who came from outside the area had actually carried out the test. The goal is they do not transmit the virus when interacting with local residents.

"Try like that, because this is a family that can actually be called on, whoever wants to go home is in every region, every village, every village, every sub-district," he said.

Tito suggested that the existing tough villages, tough villages, and resilient villages be activated by involving stakeholders in the area.

"Well, this is the role of the Governor, the Regent, the Sub-District Head, the Village Head, and the Lurah are very important," said the Minister of Home Affairs.

Finally, the Minister of Home Affairs reminded us again of the importance of adhering to the COVID-19 health protocol, namely 3M, wearing a mask, washing hands with soap or "hand sanitizer", and maintaining distance or avoiding crowds.

Next, activities of cultural traditions and the like are asked not to cause crowds, as well as tourist attractions.

The role of regional heads needs to be optimized by building communication with community leaders and managers of tourist attractions so as not to cause massive crowds.

"Once again, it's not disrespectful to that tradition, but this is a different situation because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Don't let us become victims, our brothers become victims," he said.