Vehicles That Pass Through Suramadu Are Affixed With Special Stickers If The Driver Is Negative For COVID-19

Surabaya Mayor Eri Cahyadi at the Suramadu Block (Surabaya City Government)

SURABAYA - Every COVID-19 negative rider who crosses the Suramadu Bridge will receive a special sign from the Surabaya City Government (Pemkot) together with the Police and the TNI. The sign is in the form of a sticker that will be affixed to the vehicle.

"Well, when the result is negative for COVID-19, then the vehicle is then put on a special sticker," said the Mayor of Surabaya, Eri Cahyadi, while monitoring the insulation post on the Suramadu Bridge on the Surabaya side, Monday, June 7.

Eri Cahyadi said the insulation was implemented at the foot of the Suramadu Bridge on the Bangkalan and Surabaya sides. Every motorist before crossing the Suramadu Bridge to Surabaya, a rapid antigen examination is carried out in Bangkalan.

"Alhamdulillah, in Bangkalan there is an insulation. So the M plate vehicles (Madura) are blocked there using a sticker mark. But if there is no sticker mark, then we do it (rapid antigen) here (Surabaya). So we are indeed collaborating like the result of the meeting coordination last night," he said.

In this second day of blocking, Eri, who was accompanied by the Tanjung Perak Port Police Chief, AKBP Ganis Setyaningrum, and Surabaya Police Chief Commissioner Johnny Eddizon Isir, was seen several times directly inspecting vehicles. Even. The three of them were not awkward to stop every vehicle that was not affixed with a COVID-19 free sticker.

"So what we see now is that there are (vehicles) attached with stickers, that means they have passed the insulation. If there is no sticker, we will stop the driver from having the M plate for rapid antigen testing here (Surabaya)," said Eri Cahyadi

Eri emphasized that efforts to suppress the spread of COVID-19 were not only carried out on both sides of the Suramadu Bridge. Blocking or screening is also carried out at the Bangkalan Ujung-Kamal Pier.

"There they are tested (rapid antigen) given a sticker. If it turns out that there are many people there, it may be released, then we will rapid antigen here (Ujung Pier)," he said.

Eri Cahyadi said the blocking at the Suramadu Bridge and Ujung-Kamal Pier will last for 24 hours. The combined personnel on guard were divided into three shifts. Meanwhile, each shift consists of 60 personnel. "One shift is 60 people, later after that the next three shifts to change people again," he said.

Meanwhile, the Tanjung Perak Port Police Chief, AKBP Ganis Setyaningrum, said that on the second day of the partition, the flow of vehicle traffic was monitored smoothly. There is no accumulation of vehicles on the Suramadu Bridge.

"Because today the Police and the Bangkalan Regency Government are also conducting rapid antigens on motorists. If they have been checked and have rapid antigens, they will receive a sign (a special sticker). If not, then we will follow up on the rapid antigen here (Surabaya)," said Ganis.

As for anticipation at the port entrance, AKBP Ganis claimed to have alerted personnel to guard at the Ujung Pier. For vehicles that pass the ship without being equipped with a COVID-19 free sticker, then a rapid antigen will be carried out at Ujung Pier, Tanjung Perak Port.

"The same pattern has been carried out, there is a placement of personnel with elements of the TNI and the city government. We have also coordinated with PT ASDP (River Lake and Crossing Transportation) so that all passengers must have rapid antigen before buying tickets. rapid antigen from Madura," he said.