Gov’t considers mass COVID-19 test due to Citayam Fashion Week
2 min readThat’s why, the avenue desires to be closed mainly because of the substantial crowds.
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Jakarta administration is thinking of to perform a mass COVID-19 swab take a look at due to crowds of young adults carrying out the Citayam Fashion 7 days at a zebra crossing near the Dukuh Atas MRT Station in Central Jakarta.
Deputy Governor of Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria said listed here Sunday that he was fearful that the crowds would add a surge in COVID-19 cases in the metropolis as several of the youngsters did not wear masks.

“In truth, there has been an enhance (in situations) above the previous two months. Because of to the simple fact that many of them do not use masks, this circumstance may possibly expedite the (transmission) of COVID-19,” he remarked.
On top of that, the Jakarta Provincial Authorities is also preparing to relocate the location for this Citayam Manner 7 days.
The deputy governor pointed out that the imaginative exercise produced the pedestrians and car riders complicated to cross the Tanjung Karang Road of Dukuh Atas area since the vogue present took put on the crosswalk all over the Dukuh Atas Mass Fast Transit (MRT) Station.
“Therefore, the road demands to be shut since of the big crowds,” he explained.
In addition, the sidewalk and bicycle lanes experienced been transformed into illegal parking space.
“Let us uncover a much better position for the trend present. Do not do it in the middle of the street. It will disturb the general public order,” Patria reported.
For this reason, the provincial govt is considering to move the location of the exercise to the Nationwide Monument (Monas), Senayan, or Sarinah Mall.
Consequently, he intended to request for Point out-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir’s authorization relating to the concept of holding the vogue party at Sarinah Shopping mall.
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Before, he also appealed to the participants of the Citayam Trend Week to prioritize their review considering the fact that university functions experienced begun.
Thus, they should really return dwelling before 10:00 p.m. Western Indonesia Regular Time (WIB, UTC+7) and not carry out the exercise every single working day.
The Citayam Fashion Week is arranged spontaneously by the suburban youth from a amount of areas in Jakarta Province (Sudirman region) and West Java Province (Citayam, Bojonggede, and Depok areas). The exercise grew bigger as it drew general public desire thanks to the exceptional style of the teens.
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