The West Java Regional Police Re-open The Road To Anticipate Omicron

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BANDUNG - Head of Public Relations of the West Java Police, Kombes Ibrahim Tompo, said the police would re-implement the road opening and closing system to anticipate the surge in the COVID-19 variant of the Omicron.

According to him, currently the Policy for the Implementation of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) Level 3 has been implemented in a number of areas in West Java. So a number of mobility restrictions will be re-applied.

"There will be several traffic operational measures, such as odd-even restrictions, then there will be a series of road openings and closings in several sections of the road," said Ibrahim in Bandung, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, February 9.

In addition to road closures, according to him, the police will also carry out large-scale patrols to monitor public health protocols.

He ensured that the police would monitor the health protocols in a persuasive and educative way. However, if there are violations, they will not hesitate to take legal action.

"But we really hope that this condition is not implemented (legal action), it is really hoped that the community can cooperate and support this Level 3 PPKM program," said Ibrahim.

Meanwhile, in the city of Bandung, an odd-even system has also been implemented for vehicles entering through five toll gates. The five toll gates are Pasteur, Pasirkoja, Kopo, Muhammad Toha, and Buahbatu toll gates.

However, the odd-even policy only applies every weekend. With this system, it is hoped that the mobility of vehicles entering the city of Bandung can be minimized.