Traffic Corps of Polri Builds Hundred "Check Points" In COVID-19 Red Zone

Head of Traffic Corps of National Police (DOC Public Relations Police)

SOLO - Head of Traffic Corps of National Police said that his party had set up hundreds of checkpoint posts in the COVID-19 red zone. Checkpoint aims to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

"Traffic Corps of National Police together with its staff in this COVID-19 pandemic situation have also played a role, among others, by setting up checkpoints in red zone areas in Indonesia," said Chief of Traffic Police, Inspector General Istiono, as quoted by Antara, Thursday, June 17.

In fact, said Head of Traffic Corps, during the pandemic by converting mobile SIM service cars into cars for free rapid antigen testing, then distributing masks and others, including publications for the prevention of COVID-19, which is now increasing.

"The city of Solo is indeed not included in the COVID-19 red zone, but it must be maintained because, at this border, there are Sukoharjo and Sragen which have entered the red zone. At that border, checkpoints must be built to remind and carry out precautions so as not to enter the yellow zone area in Solo," said Head of Traffic Corps.

Head of Traffic Corps hopes that all red zones throughout Indonesia will be built with "checkpoint" posts and currently there are 143 checkpoints.

The checkpoints in the red zone are to take steps to anticipate tightening rather than mobilizing the movement of people to go to places of community activity, both to tourist attractions and other communities. This, indeed, must be optimized and must do as much as possible to take preventive measures.

The Head of Traffic Police of the National Police during a visit to Command Center 2 Surakarta Police, in order to check the preparation of the "smart city" in Solo and the preparation for the launch of the second phase of the electronic ticket (ETLE) later at UNS, in mid-July.

"I along with his staff, the Director of Law Enforcement and the Director of Jasa Raharja in Surakarta City held a dialogue discussion about the preparation of a 'smart city' that we are currently designing and building," said Inspector General Istiono.

Head of Traffic Corps said that in the future it cannot be denied that information technology (IT)-based services will become superior and become service standards that make it easier for both the government to serve and then the public to access everything faster and easier.

Therefore, the "smart city" program includes several applications involving public services that are covered there, also connecting the four modes of transportation that exist here, including the problems of Kamtibmas Satlantas as well as service models in the local government.

"Everything will be connected at this TMC, we will serve it together, we will try to design what kind of standard operating procedure (SOP) the simulation will be launched later. Hopefully, in the near future, the discussion of the details of the smart city SOP in Solo will soon be realized," said the Head of Traffic Police.