JAKARTA - The DKI DPRD asked the DKI Provincial Government to remove the odd-even application due to the potential for transmission of COVID-19 along with the increasing number of cases of the Omicron variant. However, the Head of the DKI Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, rejected the proposal.
Syafrin explained, currently the DKI Provincial Government continues to apply odd-even even though community mobility continues to increase and the status of PPKM in Jakarta changes.
"Since PPKM Level 3, odd-even numbers have remained on 13 roads. Likewise for PPKM Level 2, Level 1, this has been maintained," said Syafrin when met at the DKI DPRD building, Thursday, January 20.
Syafrin asked all parties to understand that the purpose of implementing odd-even is more for controlling community mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is different from the odd-even implementation that was implemented at 25 points before the pandemic. At that time, odd-even aimed to encourage private vehicle users to switch to public transportation services.
"Don't let certain points that we identify have the potential for crowds to become new points of vulnerability, especially now that there is Omicron. So, we will continue to maintain these 13 road sections to be implemented," he explained.
Previously, the Head of Commission A of the DKI DPRD, Mujiyono, asked DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to abolish the odd-even application in the capital. This is because the findings of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 case in Jakarta continue to spread.
Mujiyono assessed that the elimination of odd-even could minimize the transmission of COVID-19 on public transportation. This is because, at this time, community mobility has returned to high levels along with the implementation of PPKM 1 and continues to Level 2.
When odd-even is abolished, continued Mujiyono, the government can again tighten restrictions on passenger capacity in mass transportation modes.
"To deal with the spread of COVID-19, especially since Omicron is getting higher in Jakarta, we ask the DKI Provincial Government to start eliminating odd-even numbers. So, it is hoped that it will reduce the use of mass transportation," said Mujiyono.
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