Jakarta – The effective application of emergency public activity limitations (emergency PPKM) in Java and Bali requires citizen involvement, Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas has actually stated.
” So that efforts to handle the COVID-19 pandemic can run effectively and optimally. No matter how great and rigorous the guidelines are, if they do not involve community involvement, they will be useless,” the minister stated in Jakarta on Friday.
Quoting President Joko Widodo, he stated that the policies released by the government are exclusively for the sake of protecting and maintaining the health and safety of the public.
The community needs to work hand in hand for the effective implementation of the emergency situation PPKM, he included.
Something that can be done at the neighborhood level is following every suggestion provided by the government, he encouraged.
” This federal government’s effort is entirely to safeguard the public and keep their health and wellness,” he repeated.
Previously, the Ministry of Faith had actually stated it will manage limitations on spiritual activities throughout the execution of emergency situation PPKM from July 3 to July 20, 2021 in Java and Bali, consisting of the closure of places of worship such as mosques, churches, and temples.
” The Ministry of Religious beliefs has also prepared guidelines to abolish worship in locations of praise, such as mosques, churches, temples, and so on,” Minister Qoumas said.
He stated the Ministry of Religious beliefs will release a circular to regulate worship throughout emergency PPKM as well as to reinforce its previous circular.
The ministry will not just restrict spiritual activities in places of praise, however likewise manage “takbiran”, which includes the chanting of the expression ‘God is terrific’.
People will not be enabled to venture on the streets for “takbiran” in zones where emergency situation PPKM are being executed, Quomas said. The federal government will also prohibit “takbiran” in mosques in such areas, he added.
Throughout Eid al-Adha, the massacre of sacrificial animals for Eid will require to be performed in an open location, he said.
The individual who performs the “qurban” (animal sacrifice) can witness the slaughtering process, he included.
Then, throughout the circulation process, the sacrificial meat will be provided directly by the committees to those who are entitled to it at their particular houses, he stated. (INE)
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