Mayor Gibran's Message To The Residents Of Solo: Beware Of The Transmission Of COVID-19 In The Family

Wali Kota Solo Gibran Rakabuming (Instagram / @ gibran_rakabuming)

JAKARTA - Mayor of Solo Gibran Rakabuming Raka asked residents to be aware of the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the family environment after the Eid holiday.

"The point is everyone is alert. The most to watch out for are family clusters, picnics, and visits to relatives," he said in Solo, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, May 18.

"I said from the start, I suggested that the name halalbihalal, friendship, postponed first, be done online (online) first," he said.

Gibran, who is also the son of President Joko Widodo, asked the Health Office to check the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the Surakarta City area.

"In Solo there are a lot of green zones, make sure they really are green zones," he said.

The Surakarta City Health Office, he said, had to increase the number of activities for examining COVID-19 to determine the level of risk of transmission of the corona virus in every part of the city.

"In the crowd, testing is also done, thank God all the results are negative from random testing. Hopefully there will be no surge," he said.

"Yesterday (the group opening together) at the Source was missed. So please ask the residents to detain halalbihalal and friendship first, not to make any additions," he added.

In order to prevent an increase in cases of COVID-19 transmission, the Surakarta City Government is also working to accelerate the completion of the implementation of vaccination for the elderly.

"We make the process easier. We have appointed 17 health centers so that the elderly can get vaccines there. No need to register, just bring ID cards, people over 60 years of age can get vaccines," said Gibran.

The city government has also prepared hospitals to urban village offices as places for vaccination services.

The Surakarta City Transportation Agency will also deploy officers and vehicles to pick up elderly citizens who will undergo vaccinations.

Gibran said that according to government data, there were 39,000 elderly citizens who had received the COVID-19 vaccine injection and the city government wanted to vaccinate at least 10,000 elderly citizens.

"Indeed, there are those who are afraid, there are those who are lacking education. Our task in the future is to encourage the elderly to want vaccines, in hospitals, urban villages, in every vaccine location, the elderly aged 70-80 I wait for, it's okay, nothing. side effects. I am sure everyone is healthy, if vaccinated, it will get healthier, "he said.

Regarding the plan to implement the Mutual Cooperation Vaccination program for workers, the Mayor said, "We will immediately socialize it. Coordination later, I will not issue it officially, if there is great enthusiasm."