Governor Of East Java: eteermined To Homecoming Will Get 5 Days Quarantine At Own Expense

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa after the coordination meeting (ANTARA)

SURABAYA - Governor of East Java Khofifah Indar Parawansa stated that people who are determined to go hometown for Lebaran will be quarantined for five days. The costs are borne by themselves.

"There is a clause in the Inmendagri (Minister of Home Affairs Instruction), if someone is willing to go hometown, they will be quarantined for five days and quarantine costs are borne by those who go home," said Khofifah as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, April 21.

In 2021 regarding the Extension of the Micro PPKM, the Minister of Home Affairs instructs the village head/lurah through the village post/sub-district post to prepare an independent quarantine place for 5x24 hours with the application of strict health protocols. It is said that the quarantine fee will be charged to the community who travels.

"The data shows that 48.3 percent of elderly people who contract COVID-19 have the potential to die," said Khofifah.

She asked people to be patient by not homecoming. This is because in a number of countries the third wave of COVID-19 has emerged. There has been a significant increase in COVID-19 cases because the public is no longer disciplined in implementing health protocols.

"We don't want Indonesia or East Java to experience something like that," continued Governor Khofifah.

Meanwhile, the East Java Regional Police said Khofifah held a 2021 Semeru Ketupat Operation. which was held for 14 days, from 12 to 25 April 2021.

"In anticipation of the community going homecoming, the East Java Regional Police have made partition at seven border points," said Khofifah.