Malang Police And Joint Military-Satpol PP Team Ready To Secure 2022 Eid Homecoming

MALANG - The Malang Resort Police (Polres) stated that they are ready to secure the 2022 Eid homecoming and anticipate the potential for the spread of the Corona virus during the celebration of Eid Al-Fitr 1443 Hijriah. Malang Police Chief AKBP Ferli Hidayat in Malang Regency, East Java, Thursday, April 14, said that ahead of the 2022 Eid celebrations, the police will carry out the Ketupat Semeru 2022 operation to map areas prone to traffic jams and accidents. , Central Java and East Java," Ferli said as quoted by Antara. Ferli explained that the millions of people who were going home for Eid were based on predictions that there was a great desire from residents to carry out homecoming after two years of restrictions on returning to their hometowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ketupat Semeru 2022 will be implemented will simultaneously be in Indonesia by deploying a number of personnel including establishing security posts, service posts and integrated posts. He added, the security and service posts will be filled by joint personnel consisting of the TNI-Polri, the Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP), Department of Transportation, labor and other units.

"We are ready to secure and oversee the homecoming and return flows for people who will go to or from the Malang Regency area," he said. Furthermore, in anticipating the spike in COVID-19 cases during Lebaran homecoming this time, the Malang Regency Regional Leadership Communication Forum (Forkopimda) has also agreed to accelerate the achievement of vaccinations, especially for the elderly (elderly). According to him, parents and the oldest relatives will be the main destination for travelers during Lebaran 2022. Older people are a vulnerable group with a high risk if exposed to COVID-19 "For that, one of our anticipatory steps is to boost vaccination for the elderly in Malang Regency," he said. On that occasion, Malang Deputy Regent Didik Gatot Subroto stated that he would give full support and deploy a number of personnel to carry out security during the celebration of Eid Al-Fitr 1443 Hijriah. In addition, he continued, security will also be strengthened in tourist destinations ta in Malang Regency. Tourist areas in Malang Regency are expected to be crowded with visitors this Lebaran holiday. "Later BPBD will collaborate with Polres and Kodim to oversee health protocols for visitors at tourist attractions," he said. positive confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 20 active cases. A total of 24,667 people were reported to have recovered, while 1,049 people died.