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The Cirebon regency administration plans to deploy a medical team to the northern coastal area of Cirebon, West Java, a week before and after the Idul Fitri holiday to provide health services for holiday travelers to the area, an official has said
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The Cirebon regency administration plans to deploy a medical team to the northern coastal area of Cirebon, West Java, a week before and after the Idul Fitri holiday to provide health services for holiday travelers to the area, an official has said.
The medical team, comprising about 450 paramedics and doctors, will be on 24-hour standby at health coordinating posts spread along the main road in the northern coastal area.
Cirebon regent Dedi Supardi said the administration had prohibited the medical team from taking leave during the Idul Fitri holiday in order to ensure they were ready to serve travelers.
"I prohibited all relevant personnel responsible for the Idul Fitri exodus from taking leave," Dedi said, adding the prohibition covered workers from the health agency, the transportation agency and the civil security unit.
The medical team deployed along the exodus route consists of 66 doctors, 218 nurses, 98 midwives, 40 medical support staff and 28 drivers, said head of the Cirebon health agency Rinny Sechan.
"They will be spread out over 28 health posts along Cirebon's north coast and will be provided with medicine and medical equipment," she said.
The administration has also prepared 28 ambulances as well as 28 motorcycles to support the medical team's work, she added.
In addition, the Cirebon administration has allocated special funds for the program, in order to provide health services free of charge to travelers who need them, Rinny said, adding health services along Cirebon's coast were imperative as many holiday travelers make their way along the route from Jakarta to Central Java.
"Millions of travelers will use the route during the Idul Fitri holiday. That's why it's so important to deploy a medical team," she said.
The administration has also requested two state-run hospitals -- Arjawinangun and Waled -- and 11 clinics along the route to remain open 24 hours a day during the peak exodus period, which is one week before and after Idul Fitri.
