Entry And Exit Central Java Must Bring Antigen Test Results, Police Block Border Road Access

Director of Traffic for the Central Java Police, Kombes Rudy Syafirudin (ANTARA DOK)

JAKARTA - Central Java (Central Java) Regional Police blocked road access connecting this region with the surrounding provinces during the Implementation of Emergency Community Activity Restrictions (PKKM).

The Director of Traffic for the Central Java Police, Kombes Rudy Syafirudin, said that people who were going out or entering the province or traveling between districts/cities were required to provide themselves with a negative certificate of antigen swab test.

"Going in and out of the Central Java region or between districts/cities must show a negative letter for an antigen test," he said, quoted by Antara, Saturday, July 3.

This effort, he continued, is expected to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases. Therefore, he appealed to the public to reduce mobility outside the home.

Previously reported, President Joko Widodo decided to implement Emergency PPKM from 3 to 20 July 2021.

In Central Java, there are 13 regions that fall into level 4 status areas or areas with 150 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population per week, hospitalization of more than 30 people per 100,000 population per week, and more than 5 cases of death per 100,000 population. per week.

The 13 regions include the regencies of Sukoharjo, Rembang, Pati, Kudus, Klaten, Kebumen, Grobogan, Banyumas as well as the cities of Tegal, Surakarta, Semarang, Salatiga, and Magelang.