Central Kalimantan Regional Police Launches Fierce Posture Car For COVID-19 Hunters

Covid-19 hunting car (DOK. Polda Kalteng)

JAKARTA - The Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) Police launched a COVID-19 hunting car. These cars are used on patrol to ensure residents comply with health protocols.

The launch was immediately carried out by the Head of Central Kalimantan Police, Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo. The presence of this COVID-19 hunting car is a form of the seriousness of the Central Kalimantan Police in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The car with a strong and fierce posture will be used by patrols with the COVID-19 Task Force to hunt down health protocol violators," said Head of Public Relations of the Central Kalimantan Regional Police, Kombes Kismanto Eko Saputro, confirmed by VOI, Tuesday, January 19.

Later the COVID-19 hunting car will be manned by two policewomen. One person as driver and assistant driver.

COVID-19 Cases Continue to Increase

The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) releases the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 today. A total of 70,634 specimens were examined with results of 10,365 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulated positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia reached 927,380 people," he was quoted as saying from data from the Ministry of Health, Tuesday, January 19.

Cases recovered today increased by 8,013 so that a total of 753,948 people recovered. Then, the confirmed positive cases who died increased by 308 people and a total of 26,590 people.

The province with the most new cases was in DKI Jakarta with 2,563 new cases and a total of 232,289 cases. DKI is the province with the most cases in Indonesia.

Followed by West Java which has 1,684 new cases with a total of 115,756 cases. Central Java has 1,613 new cases and a total of 106,076 cases. Then, East Java has 972 new cases and a total of 101,197 cases.

The province with the most cases recovered today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an increase of 2,385 recovered cases. Followed by West Java with an increase of 1,362 recovered cases, East Java with an increase of 814 recovered cases, and Central Java with an increase of 715 cases recovered.