Inp.polri.go.id - Banjarmasin. Towards the end of Ramadan, the South Kalimantan Regional Police (Polda Kalsel) prohibited roving takbir activities on Eid Night. The ban on roving Takbir is carried out because it can cause crowds, especially during the current Covid-19 pandemic. This was conveyed by the Chief of South Kalimantan Regional Police, Police Inspector General Rikwanto, Through the Head of Public Relations of the South Kalimantan Regional Police, Police Grand Commissioner Mochamad Rifa'I, Monday 10 May 2021, at the South Kalimantan Police Headquarters. Roving Takbir is one of the traditions of the Indonesian people when welcoming the month of Shawwal or the Eid Night. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, people usually carried out activities around the streets and villages while reciting Takbir. "Because now we were facing a pandemic era, the South Kalimantan Regional Police strictly prohibits roving takbir activities from avoiding the risk of Covid-19 transmission. If they are desperate to hold a round trip on the night of Eid, officers will take firm action by carrying out an antigen swab test, and if it is proof positive, they will immediately be quarantined. Roving Takbir violations will also be subject to a ticket, and officers will carry out the confiscation of the vehicle used during the roving Takbir in the field. Residents may take prayer at local mosques and prayer rooms, but still with restrictions on the capacity of the congregation by observing the strict Covid-19 health protocol standards, "concluded the Head of Public Relations of the South Kalimantan Regional Police. In addition to anticipating crowds and triggering crowds, Takbir activities can also be broadcast virtually from mosques, prayer rooms, or individual homes. The Head of Public Relations of the South Kalimantan Regional for Eid homecoming reduces the spread of the coronavirus.