Police Hold Ketupat Operation During Eid Homecoming, Prevent COVID-19 Spike

Wakapolri Komjen Gatot Eddy Pramono/PHOTO: Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - The National Police will hold a Ketupat Operation during the homecoming and return of Eid in 2022. The goal is to prevent a spike in COVID-19.

"We are taking anticipatory steps so that the Eid homecoming can run safely, smoothly and healthily and there is no spike in COVID-19," said Deputy Chief of the National Police Komjen Gatot Eddy Pramono to reporters, Thursday, April 14.

The scheme in the Ketupat Operation is carried out by carrying out supervision and security at posts located in tourist attractions, worship, rest areas, and a number of crowded points.

In addition, at these posts, vaccination facilities will also be provided. That way, the acceleration of vaccination can still be done when going home for Eid.

"In order to accelerate vaccination, Jabodetabek, we hope that one week before Eid, the booster will reach 50 percent, then there are many destinations, especially in the area of Lampung, Central Java, West Java, East Java and DIY, we will leave the booster has already reached 30. percent," he said.

In Operation Ketupat later, at least 114,932 personnel were deployed. This activity will be carried out from April 28 to May 9, 2022.

Meanwhile, to anticipate congestion, the National Police will implement a traffic engineering scheme. For example, contraflow, one way and odd-even (gage).

"The engineering is situational in nature, depending on traffic conditions, opening and closing of the rest area will be carried out according to existing needs," said Gatot.