National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo handed over oxygen generators and social assistance to Papua authorities to assist COVID-19 handling in Indonesia’s easternmost province.
The assistance was handed over by Prabowo and TNI Commander Air Chief Marshal TNI Hadi Tjahjanto while reviewing the implementation of vaccinations at the Lentera Harapan School, Jayapura district, Papua on Friday.
Prabowo said he hoped that the oxygen generator assistance would help Jayapura residents to meet their oxygen needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The device has the ability to fill 12 oxygen cylinders with a size of 6 cubic meters (m3) per day or 72 oxygen cylinders of a size of 1 cubic meters (m3),” Prabowo informed.
The former Banten Police chief also handed over social assistance from President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to Papuan people who were financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This is an assistance from the President. I hope it will be useful,” he remarked. During their visit, the TNI Commander and the National Police chief also reviewed mass vaccination activities at Waringin Kotaraja Sports Center, Abepura district, Jayapura City.
While reviewing the vaccinations, Prabowo said the Papuan people were very enthusiastic about getting vaccinated. This is proven by the amount of vaccine doses provided by the local Health Service, he added.
“We received a report from the Health Service that the target for the first dose of vaccination was 47 percent and the second 29 percent. We are very happy to hear that, it means that people’s enthusiasm for getting vaccinated is increasing day by day,” he remarked. Prabowo said he hoped that vaccine recipients would encourage other Papuans to take the vaccine since vaccination is useful for increasing immunity against COVID-19.
Moreover, since Papua will host the XX National Games (PON), vaccinations need to be immediately pursued, so that the spread of COVID-19 can be suppressed, especially during the event, the police chief said.
“Soon Papua will be holding PON. So that with a vaccine, the potential for contracting COVID-19 can be prevented. So, tell your friends and family to get vaccinated so that the PON event will run smoothly,” he remarked.
Source: Antara News