Eid al Adha animal sacrifice will continue in Indonesia amid emergency restrictions as COVID cases surge
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s government has once again issued safety instructions for Eid al Adha animal sacrifice as COVID-19 cases surge in the country.
The Eid al Adha animal sacrifice went ahead last year when the government issued similar safety instructions. Based on data from the ministry of agriculture’s online system iSIKHNAS, 1,683,354 animals were slaughtered last year, down by around 10% year-on-year. This number comprised 313,453 sheep, 813,228 goats, 14,773 buffalo, and 314,274 cows.
Syamsul Maarif, Director of Veterinary Public Health at the ministry of agriculture told Salaam Gateway that circular letter number 8017/SE/PK.320/F/06/2021 is an effort to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 which has recently surged due to the more contagious Delta variant.
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