Ahead Of New Year's Eve, Residents Start Crowding Bandung Square Area, Civil Service Police Unit Standby Prevents Crowds

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BANDUNG - Residents from various regions in the Greater Bandung area began to crowd the area around Bandung City Square on Friday afternoon, ahead of the celebration time to welcome the 2022 new year.

The sidewalks around Bandung Square, such as those along Asia Afrika Street, Soekarno Street, Jalan Cikapundung Barat, and Braga Street, are full of residents, ranging from children, teenagers, to the elderly.

Bandung City Civil Service Police Unit Head, Rasdian Setiadi, said all Civil Service Police Unit personnel had been alerted to prevent crowds that could increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

"This New Year's Eve, we mobilize all available resources, both human resources and other infrastructure resources", said Rasdian, quoted by Antara on Friday, December 31.

According to Rasdian, the Civil Service Police Unit officers will travel to public places to ensure that residents implement health protocols to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

"There are also personnel who use cars to get around at a speed of five kilometers per hour to remind (residents) to apply health protocols", he said.

In addition to supervising the Bandung Square area, he said, the Civil Service Police Unit oversees squares in sub-districts such as Ujungberung, Regol, and Tegalega.

"Because all public facilities, such as squares, all squares in sub-districts are also closed, that's the regulation of Mayor Regulation Number 114 of 2021", he said.