Mandalika MotoGP Spectators Must Obey Health Protocols Even If PCR-Antigen Is Not Required

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MATARAM - The West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government urges prospective MotoGP spectators at the Mandalika Circuit to strictly adhere to the COVID-19 health protocol, even though the government has decided not to apply PCR or Antigen tests as a requirement to watch the world's most prestigious motorcycle racing event on 18-20. March 2022. "Indeed, we have not received the instructions from the Minister of Home Affairs and the SE Kasatgas for COVID-19, but even without the PCR and antigen tests, we ask the audience to continue to apply strict health protocols," said Assistant III to the West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government Secretariat, Dr. Nurhandini Eka. Dewi in Mataram, Tuesday, March 8. Nurhandini explained that the implementation of the strict COVID-19 health protocol is important for MotoGP spectators to understand, considering that this rule no longer applies to PCR or Antigen. This applies to spectators who have received the second dose of COVID-19 vaccination, while those who have not or have not. receiving the first vaccine has not yet been regulated first how. Surely many things can happen. So to anticipate, MotoGP spectators must have the PeduliLindung application. What about those who don't have the app yet? We are waiting for the latest instructions and SE Kasatgas first, so we can take the right steps. According to him, even though the government has decided there will be no PCR and antigen for MotoGP spectators, the NTB Provincial Government is still alerting the COVID-19 task force team consisting of a number of elements, starting from health and security officers.

"We already have a team controlling the MotoGP process. This team is from a cross-sector, starting with security, health workers and other elements. When will they start standby? D-2 or H-1 MotoGP is already in the field, including complete with carrying masks," said the former The head of the NTB Health Office. Furthermore, Dr. Eka, as he is familiarly called, stated that although NTB is currently implementing PPKM Level 1 as the number of COVID-19 cases has decreased, this is not a benchmark. The reason is, many MotoGP viewers come from outside the region. "That's 60 percent or more MotoGP viewers from outside NTB and 40 percent from NTB. The bottom line is how vigilant and obedient we are to the COVID-19 health protocol," he said. If you want to watch MotoGP, you don't have to do a PCR or antigen test. Spectators who have free tickets will come on March 18-20, 2022 without showing the conditions for a COVID-19 test. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto said the rule applies to spectators who have received the second dose of COVID-19 vaccination. This rule is indeed a requirement to watch live. "Earlier, we have received instructions from the President that the second dose is at 70 percent, so for spectators at the Mandalika MotoGP who have been vaccinated twice, there is no need to test both PCR and antigen again," said Airlangga. Hartarto.