Ganjar Pranowo: Central Java On Full Alert Until The First Week Of January 2022

Brimob personnel from the Central Java Police are alerted during the 2021 Candi Candles Operation troop rally in Semarang, Thursday. (Photo: ICSenjaya/Antara)

JAKARTA - Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo emphasized that all stakeholders in the province are ready to secure Christmas and year-end holidays.

"Central Java is on full alert until the first week of January 2022," said the governor after leading the rally for the 2021 Candi Candle Operation troops on Jalan Pahlawan Semarang, Thursday.

According to him, the mobility of people who will enter Central Java is a concern amid the threat of increasing the number of COVID-19 cases.

The operation, which will be held from December 24, 2021, to January 2, 2022, he said, must ensure a sense of security and comfort for the community in carrying out Christmas worship and the turn of the new year.

Therefore, the governor hopes for public support so that there will not be an increase in COVID-19 cases after Christmas and the turn of the year.

He asked for the "Jogo Tonggo" and "Kampung Siaga Candi" programs to be reactivated.

Residents who come from outside the region or abroad, he continued, are required to report their return.

In addition, he said, the Pedulilindungi application must also really be implemented.

"Control of the implementation of the Pedulilindungi application must really be used," he said.

Meanwhile, Central Java Police Chief Inspector General Ahmad Luthfi said 15,900 police personnel were on standby for Christmas and year-end holidays.

In addition to the police, he said, TNI personnel and other stakeholders were also deployed in the implementation of the 2021 Candi Candles operation.

The officers will be at various service and security posts spread across various points throughout Central Java.