Kapolda Orders All Polres In West Kalimantan To Socialize Booster Vaccine Conditions For The 2022 Eid Homecoming

Eid homecoming illustration. (Between)

KALBAR - The Regional Police (Polda) of West Kalimantan (Kalbar) has instructed the Resort Police in their jurisdictions to help local governments socialize the COVID-19 vaccine booster as a condition for the 2022 Eid homecoming.

"According to the direction of the National Police Chief at the Cross-Sectoral Coordination Meeting in the Context of Preparedness for Eid Al-Fitr in 2022 during the virtual COVID-19 pandemic this afternoon, we are asked to take anticipatory steps in suppressing the rate of COVID-19 during Eid," said West Kalimantan Police Chief Inspector General Pol. Suryanbodo Asmoro in Pontianak, quoted by Antara, Thursday, April 14.

He explained, at this meeting, the National Police Chief conveyed that the homecoming in 2022 was given leeway and even a joint leave date has been set by President Joko Widodo.

"According to the President's policy for going home this time, concessions are given and also given 10 days of collective leave," he said.

He conveyed that the National Police Chief hoped that this year's homecoming could run smoothly, safely and all parties could anticipate a spike in COVID-19 cases after Eid 2022.

"This is a phenomenon that must be prepared so that the homecoming this time runs smoothly, so that we can control the post-Idul Fitri holiday, which has a tendency to increase or spike in COVID-19 cases," he said.

The President has also ordered to prepare everything, such as providing supplies to travelers by vaccinating against COVID-19 dose 1, dose 2 and booster.

"Our efforts are to accelerate the acceleration of vaccination, then continue to implement strict health protocols such as using medical masks and of course socialization must continue to be carried out so that people remain disciplined," he said.