Limited COVID-19 Social Assistance, Social Minister Risma Asks For Help From Tuban Community Discipline For Breaking Virus Chain

Social Minister Tri Rismaharini monitors the distribution of social assistance and rice to beneficiaries (Photo: ANTARA)

JATIM - Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini (Mensos Risma) asked the people of Tuban City to actively break the COVID-19 chain. Social assistance (bansos) distributed by the government to ease the burden on the community cannot continue to be distributed.

"The assistance that you receive is to ease the burden due to activity restrictions. But it cannot continue because the government has limitations," said Social Minister Risma while witnessing the distribution of social assistance at the Tuban City Post Office, East Java, Antara, Saturday, July 24.

By complying with the procedure, the chain of transmission of COVID-19 will be broken and life will return to normal.

"If we don't comply with health protocols, this virus will continue to mutate. We're not finished. We can't move the economy," he said.

According to the Minister of Social Affairs, increasing the spread of COVID-19 is not balanced with supporting resources. For example, health workers, medical equipment including medicines and hospital capacity.

Risma admits that if the government's assistance is in the form of 5 kg of rice for one family per month, it may not be enough. "Because the goal is to ease some of the burden on the community. That's what the state can afford," he said.

He ensured that assistance was not only provided by the central government but also from local governments. Although, according to him, it is not an easy matter, because budget constraints are experienced by all agencies.

On this occasion, Risma pleaded with the public to strictly adhere to the health protocols.

Tuban Regency received 5 kg of rice assistance with an allocation of 3,000 packages. Assistance is given to people affected by the pandemic.

For Beneficiary Families (KPM) Cash Social Assistance (BST) that received assistance from the Tuban Post Office as many as 120 in Batu Retno Village and 177 in Sendang Harjo Village with an index of Rp.600,000/KPM.