Makassar Mayor Danny Pomanto Bans Id Prayers At Karebosi And Open House

Mayor of Makassar Danny Pomanto (Instagram dpramdhanpomanto)

MAKASSAR - The City Government of Makassar, South Sulawesi, has limited community activities by issuing a ban on Eid Al-Fitr 1442 Hijriah prayers in Karebosi Field, to open houses. The goal is to prevent transmission of COVID-19.

"On behalf of the government and continuing the affirmation of President Joko Widodo, that 'open houses' are eliminated," said the Mayor of Makassar, Moh Ramdhan Pomanto (Danny Pomanto) in Makassar, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, May 4.

This instruction also applies to all Makassar City Government officials including Danny Pomanto. He eliminated open houses to prevent crowds that could potentially transmit COVID-19.

The government continues to urge the public to continue to pay attention to the implementation of health protocols as the main thing to jointly reduce the uncontrolled number of COVID-19 transmission.

"Of course this is very hard, especially since I have a lot of followers, friends and others. But for the safety of all, I am willing not to hold an open house and always apply health protocols, so that transmission is low," said Danny Pomanto.

According to him, Eid prayers can be held on the streets or outside the surrounding mosques in the RT and RW neighborhoods of the local community, as well as direct halal bihalal if possible.

"This Eid prayer must be outside the mosque, the streets can be used, then we spread it out, don't be concentrated in just one place. Eid prayers can be per RW and the place is on the street. But, that's just a concept. there is an open house, "said Danny Pomanto.

With regard to controlling and preventing crowds from occurring in a number of culinary places, as well as shopping centers, his party continues to monitor it to directly reprimand the owners and managers, both malls and other business places in the event of a crowd of people.

The Task Force Team (Task Force) Decompose the Crowd (Raika) has been stationed at each post per sub-district to monitor and disperse crowds in shopping centers, dining establishments, cafes, restaurants and malls.