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ALTHOUGH the government has reduced the number of holidays in the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays, the movement of people is projected to continue to increase. So that the Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economy calls for high discipline from all parties in carrying out strict health protocols so that people can continue to do activities but remain safe from COVID-19.
According to the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Wishnutama Kusubandio, the movement of people during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays is predicted to continue to increase. Good for holidays or homecoming and backflow.
“Even though this has a good impact on the tourism sector and its multiplier effect, I remind the public and tourism business actors to be really disciplined in implementing health protocols with a high sense of care and responsibility,” Wishnutama said.
AP I previously projected that the passenger traffic during the Christmas and New Year holidays would be 2.3 million – 2.5 million people. Meanwhile, AP II projects that there will be 1.77 million passenger movements at the 19 airports under management. For Bali, it is estimated that the number of passengers will reach 177 thousand people in the period 18 December 2020 to 10 January 2021.
For this reason, Tourism Ministry has once again emphasized the application of health protocols to be an important thing for the attention of industry and society. The projection of this increase in numbers must make players in the tourism sector and creative economy as well as tourists implement health protocols with full discipline and care. A sense of concern for ourselves, family, friends, friends, and most importantly the tourism sector.
Moreover, the latest data shows that the trend of the positive rate for COVID-19 on a national scale has increased again. As of December 13, the national positivity rate trend increased from 13.81% to 18.1%. This means that the level of transmission in the community is still high. The Tourism Ministry does not want this holiday to actually increase the number of COVID-19. [traveltext.id]
