Presiden Minta Papua Kebut Vaksinasi Untuk Persiapan PON dan Perparnas

Presiden Joko Widodo meminta jajaran Pemprov Papua mempercepat proses vaksinasi, guna mencegah penularan virus corona di empat klaster yang menjadi tempat penyelenggaraan PON dan Peparnas 2021.

Hal ini sebagaimana disampaikan Presiden dalam rapat terbatas bersama kementerian lembaga maupun jajaran Pemprov Papua, PB PON Papua serta PB Peparnas Papua, dalam rapat virtual, Selasa (13/7/2021).

“Pak Presiden tadi juga menyampaikan agar vaksinasi di Papua bisa berjalan cepat sehingga cakupannya meningkat,” jelas Jubir Gubernur Papua, Muhammad Rifai Darus usai rapat tersebut.

Jokowi juga masih menurut Jubir Rifai, bakal segera menerbitkan regulasi tentang pelaksanaan PON dan Peparnas dengan atau tanpa penonton. Regulasi itu akan mempertimbangkan jumlah kasus penularan COVID-19 yang semakin meningkat tajam di seluruh Indonesia, tak terkecuali Provinsi Papua.

Senada disampaikan Ketua Harian PB PON XX Papua, Yunus Wonda. Dimana memurutnya,  Presiden Jokowi berkeingunan kuat agar semua warga yang ada sekitar kawasan venue, sudah di vaksin. 

"Arahan Presiden supaya masyarakat yang ingin menyaksikan pembukaan hingga penutupan sudah di vaksin. Sebab, beliau juga menginginkan agar semua masyarakat bisa menonton langsung perhelatan PON dan Peparnas," kata Wonda. 

Sementara, Ketua Harian PB Peparnas Papua, Doren Wakerkwa menegaskan pelaksanaan PON dan Peparnas akan dengan atau tanpa penonton, bakal diputuskan di September 2021 oleh Presiden.

“Untuk itu mari kita berdoa semoga di Oktober nanti, angka kasus Covid sudah menurun,” harapnya.

President Joko Widodo has asked the Papuan Provincial Government to speed up the vaccination process, in order to prevent the transmission of coronavirus in the four clusters that host National Sports Week (PON) and National Paralympic Week (Peparnas) 2021.

This is as conveyed by the President in a limited meeting with the ministries of institutions and the ranks of the Papua Provincial Government, National Sports Week and National Paralympic Week Committee of Papua, in a virtual meeting, Tuesday (07/13/2021).

"The President also said that vaccination in Papua can run fast so that the coverage increases," Papuan Governor Spokesman, Muhammad Rifai Darus told the press after the meeting.

Jokowi will soon issue regulations on the implementation of PON and Peparnas with or without spectators. The regulation will consider the number of cases of COVID-19 transmission is increasing sharply throughout Indonesia, not least the Papua Province.

Similarly, the Chairman of PON Committee, Yunus Wonda. According to him, President Jokowi is strong-willed so that all citizens around the venue area, already vaccinated.

"The President's directive said that people who want to watch the opening to the closing must be vaccinated. Because, he also wants all people to watch PON and Peparnas events," said Wonda.

Meanwhile, Daily Chairman of Peparnas, Doren Wakerkwa confirmed that the implementation of PON and Peparnas will be with or without spectators, will be decided by the President in September 2021

"Therefore let's pray for that, the number of Covid-19 cases has decreased," he hoped.