Good News, Makassar City Government Receives Support From The Minister Of Transportation For Floating Isolation Places

Makassar Mayor Moh Ramdhan Pomanto (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Makassar City Government has full support from the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi to create a floating isolation place by utilizing a Pelni ship that is not being operated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Makassar Mayor Moh Ramdhan Pomanto in Makassar, South Sulawesi said he had an official letter. to the Minister of Transportation to apply for a permit to use one of the Pelni ships so that it can be used as a place of isolation for COVID-19 sufferers. Antara, Monday, July 12. He said that the virtual meeting with the Ministry of Transportation and representatives of PT Pelni also discussed the plan to create an independent isolation place for COVID-19 sufferers. According to Danny, integrated floating city-scale isolation is a concept of self-isolation for COVID-19 patients. Indonesia's first COVID-19 patient. In fact, as far as I know, it has never been done in other big cities abroad. "I have communicated with the Minister of Transportation, he fully supports it. On behalf of the government and residents of Makassar City, we thank you for the positive response from the Minister of Transportation," said Danny.

After the virtual meeting, PT Pelni and the Ministry of Transportation will send one unit of their ship on Wednesday, July 14 to be used in self-isolation for COVID-19 patients, according to him, the capacity of the passenger ship prepared is around 900 beds. This passenger ship is a passenger ship owned by PT Pelni whose operation has been temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "On the 14th we will visit the ship, later we will draw up an independent isolation protocol in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation, PT Pelni, and the Makassar City Government. "For the healing program for patients, we will also prepare Hepa Filters on the ship," Danny added. The plan is that the ship which is used as an integrated floating isolation will be placed around Losari Beach-CPI, to make it easier for the Makassar City Government to supervise and distribute food and medicine. medicine for positive patients who are self-isolating participants in the Makassar Recover program. "The results of the discussion with PT Pelni, we will also involve elements of the TNI-Polri in this program," said Danny Pomanto.