East Java Governor Khofifah Urges Tourism Managers To Apply Care For Protect As A Condition For Entry

One of the corners of PintuLangit tourist spot in the Prigen area, Pasuruan Regency, East Java (Photo: Fiqih Arfani/Antara)

JAKARTA - East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa appealed to the managers of tourist attractions in the local area to apply the use of the "PeduliLindungi" application as an entry requirement.

"This is to control the movement of people and ensure that tourists have been vaccinated. What is also important is the obligation to coordinate with the COVID-19 task force in the local area," he said at the Grahadi State Building in Surabaya, reported by Antara, Saturday, September 18.

In East Java, he said, there are a total of around 254 tourist attractions and as many as 154 tourist attractions of which have started to open with various restrictions related to health protocols.

"Except for tourism related to water, including swimming pools that are used as hotel facilities or others, we are advised not to open them first," she said.

The point is, said the number one person in the East Java Provincial Government, the opening of tourism places is carried out in a limited phase.

The relaxation of the opening of tourist attractions, said Khofifah, was in line with the results of a coordination meeting with the central government and the results of an assessment by the Indonesian Ministry of Health which noted that East Java was included in the Implementation of Level 1 Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM).

According to the results of the assessment released on the Ministry of Health website as of September 15, 2021, East Java is included in the PPKM Level 1 category for the first and only COVID-19 situation in the country.

"This achievement is the result of hard work from all parties and this is a form of our mutual cooperation and solidarity. Remember, don't be slack and continue to apply health protocols and immediately get vaccines," said Khofifah.

In addition, from 38 regencies/cities in East Java, the status based on the Ministry of Health assessment, namely Level 1 is Situbondo, Sidoarjo, Pasuruan, Madiun, Lamongan, Surabaya City, Jember, Gresik, Banyuwangi.

Then, for areas located at Level 2, namely Tulungagung, Tuban, Trenggalek, Sumenep, Sampang, Sumenep, Probolinggo, Ponorogo, Pacitan, Ngawi, Nganjuk, Mojokerto, Malang, Magetan, Lumajang, Probolinggo City and Pasuruan City.

Next is Mojokerto City, Malang City, Madiun City, Kediri City, Batu City, Kediri, Jombang, Jember, Bojonegoro and Blitar. Also, two regencies/cities are at Level 3, namely Blitar City and Bangkalan Regency.