Papua Regional Police invite residents to maintain tolerance and harmony amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Papua Regional Police invite residents to maintain tolerance and harmony amid the Covid-19 pandemic

The Papua Regional Police (Polda) invites all citizens to maintain tolerance in the midst of a new type of corona virus or COVID-19 and ahead of the month of Ramadan, which is broadcast via interactive dialogue on RRI Jayapura.

Interactive dialogue "Police greet on Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) Jayapura" with the theme "Maintaining Tolerance ahead of Ramadan in the Middle of the Corona Pandemic" held at the Papua Regional Police Media Center in Jayapura City.

Head of Papua Public Relations Commissioner Kombes AM Kamal claims, the situation and conditions in Papua as a whole are quite safe and conducive. "Alhamdulillah, to this day it is very well related to religious tolerance in Papua Province," he said.

"With situations and conditions like this, we must support each other, provide reinforcement because of course the economic situation is also slightly disturbed, the health situation is also disturbed. At this time we as religious and community leaders to appeal to the community not to go home to their hometown first because of the situation and current conditions, "he continued.

Regarding Covid-19 prevention, Kamal said that all elements of citizens should support the recommendations of the regional, provincial and central government, and also through other government agencies, such as the National Police and the TNI to break the chain of spreading the corona virus.

Rev. Hiskia Rollo also invited citizens to follow the government's recommendations in preventing the spread of the globalizing corona virus.

"Two weeks ago Christians held a Good Friday and Easter celebration in a very simple atmosphere and we never expected and for our Muslim brothers to prepare themselves for the month of Ramadan in a month like this," he said.

The FKUB of Papua Province appealed that all citizens be able to hold back and try to understand what the government has recommended at a time like this. "Let's use communication media, such as text messages, telephone calls and video calls with relatives and pray for the virus to pass quickly," he said.

"We from FKUB also appeal to the brothers and sisters of religion, Christianity, Catholicism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism, let us together to safeguard the situation and conditions in entering the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims. We maintain tolerance and harmony of religious communities. , "Rollo continued.