PPKM Level 4 Loosens, Metro Police Ensures Inclusion And Mobility Supervision Schemes Don't Change

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JAKARTA - Metro Jaya Police stated that there was no change in the pattern of supervision and enforcement during the Level 4 Community Activity Restriction (PPKM) which was extended until August 2.

The Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police Grand Commissioner Yusri Yunus said that until now the 100 point blockage scheme and Worker Registration Certificate (STRP) are still valid.

"So the partition will continue to be implemented, the point of separation remains the same, the way of acting also remains the same," Yusri told reporters, Monday, July 26.

By continuing to enforce the partition, Yusri continued, it is hoped that the community will remain obedient. Although, at the current level 4 PPKM policy, the government has slightly relaxed the existing rules.

"We are still doing the same blocking activities and we hope that mobility activities from the community can be reduced, because we measure this mobility using the Google Mobility Index. We hope that these people are aware and willing to obey," said Yusri.

"We hope that the community will obey this discipline in an effort to break the chain of COVID-19," he continued.

For information, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) decided to extend the PPKM Level 4 period starting from July 26 to August 2. This decision was taken after the government considered a number of aspects such as health, economy, and dynamics in the community.

"I have decided to continue implementing PPKM Level 4 from July 26 to August 2, 2021," said Jokowi in a video description posted on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Sunday, July 25.

Jokowi then said there were a number of rules that were adjusted or relaxed in the middle of this Level 4 PPKM. One of them is that people can eat on the spot when they are in a tent stall, but it is limited to 20 minutes.

"Tent stalls, street vendors, hawker stalls and the like that have their place of business in the open are allowed to open with strict health protocols until 20.00 and a maximum meal time for visitors of 20 minutes," he said.

Furthermore, he said street vendors, grocery stores, voucher agents or outlets, barbershops, laundromats, hawkers, small workshops, vehicle washers, and other similar small businesses are allowed to open with strict health protocols until 21.00 western Indonesia time.

Next, the people's market that sells basic needs for daily needs may open as usual with strict health protocols. Meanwhile, people's markets that do not sell basic necessities are allowed to open with a maximum of 50 percent of visitors and operate until 15.00 western Indonesia time.