Princess Rizieq Shihab’s wedding was facilitated by 20,000 masks, the Covid-19 Task Force spokesperson said.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The spokesperson for the Covid-19 Management Working Group, Wiku Adisasmito, gave an explanation of the Working Group’s steps to submit masks and gel alcohol to the wedding of the daughter of the leader of the FPI, Rizieq Shihab.

Wiku said help was needed to ensure that the health protocol to prevent Covid-19 was properly implemented. This is because the Task Force is responsible for public health.

“We have to protect people’s health and safety,” Wiku said. Kompas.com, Saturday (11/14/2020).

When asked why the event that had the potential to generate crowds was not banned, Wiku did not give clear reasons. He only said that he was the authority of the Regional Working Group.

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“The authority to control Covid-19 in the regions is given to the Regional Covid-19 Working Group,” he said.

The Covid-19 manipulation task force previously donated masks and gel alcohol for the wedding ceremony of Rizieq Shihab’s daughter, Sharifa Najwa Shihab.

The aid was delivered to Rizieq’s residence, which is also the wedding location, in Jalan Petamburan III, Jakarta, on Saturday afternoon (11/14/2020).

The 20,000 masks that were distributed consisted of masks and medical drapes.

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BNPB Rustian’s Director of Logistics and Equipment Management said the mask’s assistance was an effort by the Covid-19 Management Working Group to ensure that health protocols were properly implemented during the event.

“So the health protocol first uses masks, we bring masks and they must be worn according to the correct use of masks,” Rustian told reporters in Petamburan.

Meanwhile, Rizieq’s daughter’s wedding ceremony will begin at 7.30pm WIB. After that, the event continued with the commemoration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad SAW.

The committee estimates that 10,000 people will attend.

The Covid-19 Task Force has arrived at the wedding venue to deliver aid in the form of masks and gel alcohol. This assistance is to ensure that the Covid-19 preventive health protocol is properly implemented.