In Addition To The Committee, Anies Asks Residents Not To Come To The Location Of The Slaughter Of Sacrificial Animals

East Jakarta KPKP Sub-dept. officers conduct health checks on sacrificial animals ahead of Eid al-Adha. ANTARA/HO-East Jakarta KPKP Sub-dept.

JAKARTA - During the implementation of emergency PPKM, the government urges religious activities to be carried out with strict health protocols. Including the slaughter of sacrificial animals during Eid al-Adha, Tuesday, July 20.

Following up on the regulation, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan appealed to residents of the Capital City other than the committee not to come to the slaughterhouse for sacrificial animals during this year's Eid al-Adha.

"We urge you not to go to the slaughterhouses, this is usually done by the committee and distributed by the committee directly to the recipient's house," said Anies in Jakarta, Sunday, July 18.

This is done in order to avoid the mass crowds that usually occur whenever there is a distribution of sacrificial meat.

Anies also asked DKI Jakarta residents to heed the recommendations of the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia in the Circular Letter of the Minister of Religion Number 15 of 2021, so that everyone is protected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He said there was no need for anyone to stand in line to take the meat of the sacrificial animal, if everything had been done by the sacrificial committee according to the contents of the Circular in question.

This is because the distribution of sacrificial meat is carried out directly by the committee to residents in their respective places of residence by minimizing physical contact with each other.

"This is in accordance with the circular recommendation of the Minister of Religion. We realize this is a pandemic period, on the one hand carrying out Eid al-Adha activities, on the other hand carrying out health procedures," said Anies.

On that occasion, Anies also appealed to all Eid prayer organizers to hold the ritual in congregation in their respective homes.