Several of the Task Force’s assisted communities continue to ignore the government’s advice. Hence, as a precautionary measure to curb transmission of the coronavirus disease, the Border Security Task Force distributes free masks to them.
Merauke (ANTARA) - Indonesian Military (TNI) Task Force of Border Security of Indonesia (RI) and Papua New Guinea (PNG) Infantry Battalion 611 Awang Long distributed masks to border residents in Yakyu, Sota, Merauke, Papua, to stem COVID-19 transmission.

Commander of the RI-PNG Border Security Task Force Infantry Battalion 611 Awang Long, Lt. Col. Inf. Albert Frantesca, stated that the masks were distributed to the assisted communities in order to contain the spread of COVID-19 since some residents were still found to have been disregarding the government’s advice.

“Several of the Task Force’s assisted communities continue to ignore the government’s advice. Hence, as a precautionary measure to curb transmission of the coronavirus disease, the Border Security Task Force distributes free masks to them,” Frantesca remarked.

Yakyu’s Post Commander of Task Force Infantry Battalion 611/Awang Long, Second Lt Antonius Mapeda, led the endeavor to distribute masks to the communities.

This step was aimed at supporting the government’s program to take precautionary measures and edifying the residents of the criticality of maintaining health by following health protocols in each activity in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19, according to Frantesca.


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