Surabaya Zoo Opens Again 27 July

Surabaya Zoo (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Surabaya Zoo (KBS) will reopen on Monday, July 27 tomorrow. However, the Surabaya government has confirmed that it will implement a strict COVID-19 health protocol.

Head of the Regional Economic and Business Section for the City of Surabaya, East Java Agus Hebi Dujuniantoro in Surabaya, on Sunday, said that before the KBS was opened, various parties had been researched from the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), the Association of Indonesian Public Health Scholars and Professionals (Persakmi) to the Health Office. City of Surabaya.

"They allow them to open with various notes, one of which is to reduce 50 percent of the visitor's capacity from 6 thousand to 3 thousand," said Agus Hebi.

In addition, he continued, the management of the Taman Satwa Regional Company (PDTS) Kebun Bintang Surabaya (KBS) had also conducted simulations ranging from online-based registration to visitor mechanisms before entering with various protocols while in the KBS area.

Hebi assessed that it was quite complete, both in terms of protocol, health handling, hygiene, distance guarding, as well as monitoring by the COVID-19 Task Force team which was made independently. According to him, all of that is appropriate for the opening on Monday tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the President Director of PDTS KBS Chairul Anwar explained in detail the visitors from arriving to leaving KBS. First, visitors park their vehicles at the Joyoboyo Intermodal Terminal.

Second, he continued, when visitors arrive at the location, their body temperature must be measured, wear a mask, followed by washing their hands in the sink that has been provided.

"When the visitor's body temperature is above 37.5 degrees, they are asked to go to the health service room for a while. Usually because after the heat their body temperature rises, but the transit still does not go down, they are not allowed to enter," said Chairul.

Next, visitors are required to buy and make ticket payments online. When at the location, visitors only need to scan the barcode to the officer at the entrance as proof that they have made an order and payment.

"After passing the check point. Officers were greeted at the location who reminded them to keep their distance. At each point the location has been monitored by the COVID-19 Task Force from KBS," he said.

Not only that, to avoid crowds, visitors are required to follow the existing flow. Even when seeing animals, visitors are required to stand on the sign that has been printed.

"So there are no collisions or visitors who don't keep their distance," he said.