Walkot Aditya Mufti Waits For Minister Of Home Affairs Tito's Instructions About PPKM Status In Banjarbaru City

Banjarbaru Mayor HM Aditya Mufti Ariffin (Photo: ANTARA)

BANJARBARU - Mayor of Banjarbaru HM Aditya Mufti Ariffin emphasized that his party was still waiting for the evaluation of the Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian (Mendagri) regarding the status of PPKM. Because Banjarbaru was not included in the instruction.

"We are still waiting for an evaluation from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The plan is to announce whether Banjarbaru will enter the PPKM status on July 26, we hope it will not be included," he said in Banjarbaru, quoted from Antara, Thursday, July 22.

The determination of Banjarbaru City to enter PPKM status after holding a video conference with President Joko Widodo, last Monday, July 19, which entered a dangerous level for the spread of COVID-19.

Furthermore, the government's decision through the COVID-19 Handling Committee and National Economic Recovery (KPC-PEN) was followed up at a joint meeting with Forkopimda and other relevant agencies and agencies.

"As a result of the meeting, it was decided that Banjarbaru would implement PPKM in accordance with the decision of KPC-PEN from July 21 to July 31, 2021 or for ten days with pre-arranged restrictions," he explained.

Later, an instruction was issued by the Minister of Home Affairs stating that Banjarbaru was not included in the announcement issued by KPC-PEN and the information was confirmed with the Acting Governor of South Kalimantan to confirm it.

"The results of our confirmation with the Acting Governor of South Kalimantan, the announcement that included Banjarbaru in the PPKM status is still being evaluated and asked to wait for confirmation after July 25, 2021," said the mayor.

Previously, the mayor together with Forkopimda elements and related agencies and agencies held a follow-up meeting on the status of PPKM that was pinned to Banjarbaru in line with the high spread of COVID-19 in the city.

As a result, it was decided that the City of Banjarbaru will implement PPKM with restrictions that have been set by the center and will be implemented in Banjarbaru according to the provisions referring to the mayor's decree and regulations in the local regulation.