Flotim Enters COVID-19 Red Zone, Regent Anton Hadjon Gives Strict Instructions: Traditional Events, Celebrations Must Be Postponed

Illustration- Medical officers from the technical implementing unit (UPT) of the East Nusa Tenggara Health Laboratory take a blood sample from a resident (Photo: ANTARA)

NTT - The government of East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (Flotim NTT) appealed to the public to postpone various celebration or thanksgiving activities because COVID-19 cases continue to increase.

Currently, there are 206 positive COVID-19 patients. 185 people are undergoing self-isolation and the rest are being treated at dr. Hendrikus Fernandez and Puskesmas.

"It is recommended that celebrations, celebrations, and traditional activities and the like be postponed, but if they are carried out they only involve the nuclear family with a maximum of 40 people," said East Flores Regent Antonius Hubertus Gege Hadjon as quoted by Antara, Thursday, June 24.

The organizers of the celebration or thanksgiving must report to the COVID-19 Task Force by obtaining permission from the local police. COVID-19 patients in East Flores Regency, continued Regent Anton, have recently experienced quite a drastic increase.

"Therefore, worship activities for areas in the yellow and red zones are temporarily suspended, while areas in the green zone are permitted but are at most 25 percent of the room's capacity," he added.

For trade and service sectors, such as traditional markets, they only operate until 13.00 WITA with strict protocol supervision. A number of shops, kiosks and the like are also limited to opening hours no later than 20.00 WITA.

Then culinary centers, cafes, restaurants, street vendors are only allowed to provide food and drink services on the spot until 20.00 WITA. With the condition that the seating capacity is at most 50 percent and for take-away services until 22.00 WITA.

"Flotim is indeed still in the red zone. Therefore, we hope that the community can also obey the health protocols, so that there are no more people exposed," he said.