Garut Regent Threat: If Malls Don't Implement Care Protect System, They Will Be Closed

Mall atmosphere in Garut Regency, West Java. (Full/Intermediate Ferry)

JAKARTA - Garut Regent Rudy Gunawan threatens to forcefully close a mall in Garut Regency, West Java, which does not install the PeduliLindung application system as a condition for complying with health protocols for every visitor before entering the mall. We will close it," said Rudy Gunawan in Garut, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, September 15. He said that in Garut Regency there are several malls or shopping centers that are often crowded with visitors, so it is necessary to strictly implement health protocols such as implementing the Care Protect application system. one of the malls in Garut, namely Ramayana, to prepare a Care Protect system for anyone who wants to be active in the mall to prevent and break the chain of transmission of COVID-19. local government has the right to close it. "We give the opportunity a maximum of October 1 (2021), we will close it because they do not support the program for health protocols," he said.

However, as long as there is no tool for implementing the Care Protect system, said the Regent, it is temporarily allowed to do it manually by showing a certificate card as proof that you have participated in the vaccination program. that he (the mall visitor) has been vaccinated," said the Regent. Meanwhile, Garut Regency is currently still implementing Level 2 Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) which allows malls to be opened, including tourist attractions, and teaching and learning activities.