Out-of-town COVID Patients 'Invade' Solo City Using Private Cars, Gibran 'Jokowi' Furious: Follow SOPs, You Can't

Wali Kota Solo Gibran Rakabuming Raka (Photo: Antara)

SOLO - Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka spoke with the large number of COVID-19 patients outside the city who entered the city of Solo. According to him, patients should follow the applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

For example, filling out an online registration form that has been prepared by the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), the Integrated Referral Information System or Sisrute or a referral letter from a local hospital.

"I emphasize that I apologize for patients from outside the city who were referred to Solo without a referral letter. Delivered by private car, accompanied by family is also not allowed, it violates the SOP. That happens a lot. People with COVID are not allowed (to be delivered using private cars, red) ," said Gibran at the Surakarta City hall, Monday, June 28.

However, the eldest son of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) cannot refuse them because it involves humanitarian matters. Gibran hopes that something like this should not happen again.

"Yes, we will certainly serve everything (COVID patients outside the city of Solo), humanitarian affairs can't be picky, right!" explained Gibran.

This issue has also been discussed by Gibran with the Regional Heads and Forkopimda throughout Greater Solo (Surakarta, Boyolali, Sukoharjo, Karanganyar, Wonogiri, Sregen, Klaten). All regions have the same vision to suppress COVID-19.

“I hope this time in the future we can synergize and the SE can be uniform. Solo is ready to support, ready to join hands, ready to synergize, there are inputs ready to accommodate too. Anyway, we all have to join hands, we can't blame each other. Solo is ready to standardize the new SE later," said Gibran.