Regional Task Force Must Ensure Quarantine Of Returning Travelers For 5 Days

Spokesperson for the Task Force for Handling COVID-19 Wiku Adisasmito (VIA ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Wiku Adisasmito asked the regional task force to ensure travelers or people who go homecoming during the Eid holiday to quarantine for five days.

"I would like to remind all travelers to quarantine five times 24 hours after returning from their hometowns," Wiku said as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, May 18.

Wiku emphasized that quarantine is important and must be done to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 to people who are near the traveler's environment.

In order for the quarantine to run effectively, Wiku asked the regional task forces to optimize the COVID-19 Management Post in their respective areas.

"Immediately report data and make sure all travelers carry out self-quarantine and immediately coordinate with health facilities if positive cases of COVID-19 are found," said Wiku.

Wiku reminded the important role of local governments in carrying out established policies related to handling COVID-19.

Local governments have a very strategic role to control COVID-19 in their respective areas and take mitigation steps according to the geographic and socio-cultural characteristics of the region.

"Therefore, I ask the task force and local government to be able to carry out this authority properly so that the COVID-19 cases in the regions can continue to be suppressed," said Wiku.

Previously, data from the COVID-19 Handling Task Force based on reports on the implementation of Ketupat Operation as of 15 May 2021 showed 419,969 vehicles were turned around during the period of eliminating the homecoming. Meanwhile, testing for COVID-19 was carried out 77,068 times with 264 of them positive for COVID-19.