The health and safety of the Indonesian people are of utmost importance
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate has sought limited physical attendance for staff at the ministry's head office and instructed employees to take turns working from home.

His instructions are aimed at maintaining the health and safety of the ministry staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press release issued here on Tuesday.

"The health and safety of the Indonesian people are of utmost importance. Measures to suppress COVID-19 transmission have also been carried out by the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) internally, one of which is through the management of the work system in the office without compromising services to the public," he said in the press release.

Plate emphasized that his ministry is providing professional, accountable, and transparent services to the community.

In accordance with the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 5 of 2022, areas implementing Level 2 public activity restrictions (PPKM) are required to implement restrictions on all activities. The instructions limits worker attendance capacity at 75 percent for the essential sector and 50 percent for the non-essential sector.

The ministry's Head Office is located in Central Jakarta, an area that is implementing Level 2 PPKM and is categorized under the essential sector, he noted.

"As long as this mechanism is implemented, the maximum capacity is 75 percent of staff who can do activities in the office," the minister said.

In January 2022, 75 COVID-19 cases were detected in the ministry's environment, he informed.

"Kominfo also encourages structural officials and all employees who are feeling unwell to work from home and advises them to check their health immediately," he said.

Furthermore, the ministry is encouraging all officials and employees to reduce non-urgent activities in crowded places, he added.

The minister also reminded his staff to comply with the health protocols and get the booster vaccine immediately.

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Editor: Sri Haryati
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