Jakarta (ANTARA) – Organizing committees must form a COVID-19 task force when organizing large-scale events, government spokesperson for COVID-19 handling and Ambassador for Adaptation of New Habits, Reisa Broto Asmoro, has said.

“It is mandatory to have a team that functions as an internal COVID-19 task force in the event. Always coordinate with the regional task force regarding the preparation, permit, implementation as well as after the activities,” she said in a broadcast entitled ‘Stay Alert When Activities Increase’, which was accessed from here on Monday.

Asmoro said the government has issued guidelines for organizing large-scale activities or meetings that include rules for activities before the events start and after they finish.

The regulation requires the committees and the task forces to keep involving the local COVID-19 task force throughout the event process, she added. The formation of a task force is necessary to ensure that all participants are following the health protocols, Asmoro said. The team will also be tasked with establishing connections with the government and the local health facility, especially to prepare the handling of possible infection surges, she added.

Before an event starts, the task force must give all participants health education, ensure that all facilities and infrastructures meet the health protocols standard, and conduct screening of participants, she said.

“The team should give education regarding health to all participants so that all of them have the same understanding, especially regarding transmission prevention,” she explained. The spokesperson emphasized that when holding large-scale events, the committee and task force must also keep following the development of COVID-19 cases, especially the positive case data for the area where the event is held.

During the event, the committee must ensure that medical devices are easily accessible to all participants and continue promoting the health protocols, Asmoro said.

Lastly, the committee should ensure that no COVID-19 transmission has happened during the event by continuing monitoring even after the event has ended, she added.

Source: Antara News