JAKARTA - National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo inspects the Pasteur Toll Gate Blocking Post, Bandung, West Java. In the review, the National Police Chief received reports of a decrease in the mobility of toll road users during the emergency PPKM period.
"In the first week, mobility fell by more than 23 percent, and in the second week by about 20 percent," said General Sigit, quoted by Antara, Thursday, July 15.
According to Sigit, the decline in mobility was due to public participation and awareness about emergency PPKM.
The community, he said, currently understands the provisions of essential and critical sectors during the emergency PPKM period. So that in its implementation there are no longer polemics that occur at the point of isolation.
"Once again, I thank the community for their understanding and compliance with the emergency PPKM regulations, where the numbers continue to decrease, please maintain them," said the National Police Chief.
According to him, the restrictions on community mobility will still be in effect until the 2021 Eid al-Adha holiday to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
The National Police Chief asked all parties, including the media, to assist in socializing the interests of essential and critical sectors during the emergency PPKM period, thereby minimizing polemics at the isolation points.
"Regarding polemics in the field, there are almost none because the public understands because I think this is very good. Of course, I ask media colleagues to continue to help socialize what is meant by critical and essential and non-essential sectors so that people know well," he explained. .
The National Police Chief reminded the public that the isolation was carried out to suppress the growth rate of the Corona virus which has recently increased. This is also done to protect the safety of the public from the spread of COVID-19.
"If the COVID-19 growth rate can be managed later, then vaccination will be intensified, there will be a point where we will slowly loosen this isolation activity," said Sigit.
He appealed to the public's awareness and patience in implementing the emergency PPKM policy, refraining from doing activities outside the home if it was not an urgent need.
"Once again, what we are doing will definitely make people uncomfortable, but this is all we do to maintain the safety of the community so they are not exposed to the very high growth rate of COVID-19. follow the Emergency PPKM," said General Sigit.
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