Riding A Police Pickup Car, Bangkalan Regent With Ulama Tours The Village Reminds Residents To Obey Prokes

Bangkalan Regent Abdul Latif Amin Imron went down directly with TNI/Polri officers to conduct a mobile broadcast while urging the people in the area to obey the prokes (ANTARA)

BANGKALAN - Bangkalan Regent Abdul Latif Amin Imron went down directly with TNI/Polri officers to conduct a mobile broadcast while urging the people in the area to enforce health protocol discipline to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The regent broadcasts around by riding an official police pickup type car in two sub-districts, namely Arosbaya District and Geger District.

"We are doing this as a form of our responsibility as regional leaders, which is to serve and protect our citizens who are currently battling COVID-19 in this district," said the regent, quoted by Antara, Thursday, June 10.

The mobile broadcast regent was accompanied by the Bangkalan Police Chief AKBP Didik Hariyanto, Bangkalan Dandim 0829 Lieutenant Colonel Ari Setyawan Wibowo, and the caretaker of the Syaikhona Islamic Boarding School Muhammad Cholil KHR Fachrillah Aschal and KH Moh Nasih Aschal.

His party admitted that they deliberately involved Bangkalan cleric figures so that they could get the public's attention, because in Bangkalan, religious figures play an important role and are seen by the community.

In addition, by involving religious leaders, he said, so that the public can also understand the recommendations of Islam in dealing with disease outbreaks.

"Through this joint broadcast between the regency government, the TNI/Polri and the ulama, we want to show the public that handling this epidemic is a shared responsibility," said the regent.

The district government, he said, would not be able to do much in trying to prevent the spread of COVID-19, if people did not heed the government's advice.

Therefore, according to him, good cooperation between the government, security forces and all elements of society is important in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

This direct appeal by Bangkalan Regent Abdul Latif Amin Imron is also a form of response to the report of the COVID-19 task force team on duty at the Suramadu Bridge blocking location about 98 residents of Bangkalan, Madura, who fled from the isolation location.

There were those who fled when they arrived at the blocking post, there were also those who turned back by opening the door dividing the motorcycle and car lanes in the middle span of the Suramadu Bridge.

In addition to making the public aware of the importance of obeying health protocols, in the mobile broadcast, the regent also raised public awareness, so that they are willing to obey the government's appeal, for the safety of all citizens.

Arosbaya and Geger sub-districts are two of the four sub-districts in Bangkalan Regency that have been the center of the spread of COVID-19.

Previously, Bangkalan Regent Abdul Latif Amin Imron in a coordination meeting with the Minister of Health and the National Disaster Management Agency, Tuesday (8/6) stated that the total number of new COVID-19 cases in Bangkalan Regency until June 7, 2021 reached 322 people.

While the total number of cases recorded by the COVID-19 Task Force since the pandemic took place is 1,899 people, with details, 1,521 people recovered, 188 people died, with the number of active cases until June 8, 2021 as many as 190 people, and recorded as the district with the most active cases in Indonesia. East Java today.