Government Confident 56 Percent Of People Will Not Go Home To Home

There are still many travelers who are desperate to return to their hometowns. Illustration of pictures at Senen Station (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

JAKARTA - The government claims as many as 56 percent of the people will not return to their hometowns in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was conveyed by the Chairperson of the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 Doni Monardo based on data reported by the Acting Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.

"From the data collected, 56 percent of the public are aware, already know about the dangers of COVID-19 and 56 percent said they would not go home," Doni said in a teleconference with journalists, Monday, April 6.

Meanwhile, the rest, as many as 37 percent of the people admit that they have not gone home, while 7 percent of them are currently homecoming and possibly already in their hometown.

"For those who have already gone home, I suggest regional leaders to take advantage of the presence of our relatives who have lost their jobs in the city. Focus on agriculture, livestock, fisheries, cultivation and other programs that can increase national food security," said the Chairman of the National Disaster Management Agency. (BNPB).

Doni also explained that each regional government has had its own preparations to welcome the travelers. It's just that, he still asks the village head to pay attention to his environment and take advantage of the human resources around him such as youth organizations, posyandu, PKK, as well as elements of the TNI and Polri together with Bhabinkamtibmas to promote independent isolation for residents who have just arrived from overseas.

"In some areas it has been running ... For those who have not yet appealed to our spearhead, how can we work together again at the lowest level," he said.

Previously reported, the government confirmed that it would not issue a ban on people who would return to their hometowns in order to welcome Eid Al-Fitr 2020.

Although there is no prohibition, those who still choose to go home must carry out independent isolation after arriving at their hometown for a period of 14 days as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

"President Joko Widodo emphasized that there is no official prohibition for Idul Fitri 2020 M / 1441 H travelers. However, travelers are required to be self-isolated for 14 days and have the status of People Under Monitoring (ODP)," Presidential Spokesman Fadjroel Rachman said in a written statement to journalists. , Thursday, April 2.

Supervision of travelers with ODP status must also be carried out by the local government and are deemed to be in accordance with Government Regulation Number 21/2020 concerning Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19.