North Jakarta Sudinhub Tells Hundreds Vehicles to Turn Back

During Emergency PPKM, North Jakarta Transportation Sub-agency (Sudinhub) personnel in checkpoints had asked hundreds vehicles to turn back.

As of today until 14:00, we have asked 35 four-wheeled vehicles and 98 two-wheeled vehicles to turn back

North Jakarta Sudinhub Head, Harlem Simanjuntak informed, on July 5, his side sent back 66 four-wheeled vehicles and 377 two-wheeled vehicles at checkpoint located on Jalan Kapuk Kamal Raya.

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"As of today until 14:00, we have asked 35 four-wheeled vehicles and 98 two-wheeled vehicles to turn back," he conveyed, Tuesday (7/6).

In optimizing efforts to prevent COVID-19 transmission, restriction and control on people's mobility are also carried out on Jalan Benyamin Suaeb, Jalan Gunung Sahari, Jalan Raya Cilincing, Jalan Boulevard Raya, Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan, and Jalan Danau Sunter Selatan.

"In order to restrict and control mobility, we deploy 54 personnel to those checkpoints. Number of personnel that we deploy is dynamic in accordance with conditions on the field," he added.

He urged residents to comply with Emergency PPKM policy, especially to reduce their mobility thus efforts to handle COVID-19 could be more optimal.

"We want this pandemic to end soon. The last few days, COVID-19 cases in Jakarta showed an increasing trend. Don't let yourselves or your families to be exposed to COVID-19 because you can't stay at home," he said.