DPRD Asks Task Force In Bobby Nasution Region Not To Neglect To Supervise Prokes In The Center Of Crowds

Vice Chairman of the Medan City Parliament, Ihwan Ritonga/ANTARA

MEDAN - The Regional Parliament of Medan, North Sumatra, asked the Task Force to Accelerate the Handling of COVID-19 not to neglect to supervise the implementation of health protocols (prokes) in the center of the region.

"After the ban on homecoming in the country, it is certain that residents spread out in their own city. They will visit entertainment centers in Medan, such as malls, plazas and others," said Vice Chairman of the Medan City Parliament, Ihwan Ritonga in Medan, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, May 11.

Of course, he continued, it was done after the residents bersilaturrahim to the place of relatives in the middle of the local homecoming ban agglomeration areas include Medan, Binjai, Deli Serdang and Karo.

This Gerindra Party politician emphasized that strict supervision aims to prevent new clusters from spreading, and resulting in an increase in the number of COVID-19 sufferers.

"We do not want in Medan to experience an increase in the number of infected with coronavirus, although there are religious holidays," he said.

"The cluster team went down instantly. Reduce visitors to malls, plazas and shopping malls by up to 50 percent. Do not let membludak," said Ihwan who is also chairman of the DPC Gerindra Party of Medan City.

Previously, TNI/Polri officers in Medan were also deployed to help supervise health protocols (prokes) in shopping centers and markets. The goal is to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 due to increased buying and selling activities ahead of Eid al-Fitr.

Bobby Nasution said that efforts to break the chain of COVID-19 spread in the traditional market will come into effect later this week, as the number of market enders is expected to soar.

Mayor Bobby admitted that The Local Government of Medan has difficulty in blocking and blocking visitors to the market ahead of the holiday for Muslims.

"At least we have to do to keep the prokes strictly. In essence, the prokesnya must be maintained," said President Joko Widodo's son-in-law.