Police In Response To Jerinx SID's Action To Join Mass Demonstrations Against Rapid Test

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JAKARTA - The police have participated in responding to the mass action in Denpasar, Bali, rejecting the rapid test and swab test that I Gede Ari Astina alias Jerinx SID also participated in. The police said the mass action against the rapid and swab tests was inappropriate.

"Their actions are inappropriate and contrary to what the government has done to break the chain of COVID-19," said Denpasar Police Chief, Kombes Jansen Avitus Panjaitan to reporters, Monday, July 27.

The mass action with Jerinx SID, called by the police, actually obscured the government's goal of tightening health protocols related to COVID-19. The government, continued Jansen, is trying hard to remind the public about the dangers of this corona virus.

"What is clear is that the public must be made aware that what they are conveying is incorrect. The government does both rapid and swab for a good purpose, "he continued.

But the police emphasized that Jansen must carefully examine whether or not there are elements of violations in the mass action that also did not comply with health protocols because they did not wear masks. The demonstration against the rapid and swab test was held on Sunday, July 26.

"We formulate the right and proper elements to provide a deterrent effect to them," he said.

Regarding the mass action in Bali, the Chairperson of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Doni Monardo, said that the participants in the action must be given understanding.

"We have coordinated with several figures in Bali. Those who are still against the use of the rapid test and PCR swab test should be summoned and given an explanation," Doni said in a press conference broadcast on the Cabinet Secretariat YouTube account, Monday, July 27.

According to Doni, the community must be disciplined in implementing health protocols. This is because the number of new positive cases of COVID-19 in recent days has always been in the range of more than 1,000 cases.