Tribratanews.polri.go.id - Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), is one of 15 regencies and cities outside Java-Bali that has implemented an Emergency Community Activity Restriction (PPKM) starting Monday, July 12, 2021.
Following the regulation, the National Armed Forces and National Police supported the system by assisting in the implementation of partitions at several main road points to Mataram City. To ensure the program runs safely and smoothly, the West Nusa Tenggara Police Chief Inspector General Pol. M Iqbal together with Danrem 162/WB Brigadier General Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani and others went directly to the blockade location at the Jempong Roundabout, Mataram. They both seem synchronize each other.
I am accompanied by Military Resort Command 162/WB and others who are here to control whether the National Armed Forces and National Police ranks with relevant government stakeholders are ready to carry out the blocking at several points on the main road to enter Mataram City, said the West Nusa Tenggara Police Chief, Pol. Inspector General M. Iqbal.
The Regional Police Chief said that the partitions in several locations were carried out firmly by prioritizing humanism efforts to the community.
"We here in principle will enforce Community Activtiy Restrictions firmly in Mataram City and even in 9 regencies/cities in West Nusa Tenggara Province to carry out counterbalance activities to keep the transmission of Covid 19 under control," explained the Regional police Chief.
The two-star general said that the implementation of the partition was carried out in a humanistic but firm way. For vehicles that do not have no need, please turn around and stay at home.
Meanwhile, for motorists who do not wear masks, the government has prepared health workers to carry out an antigen swab for these drivers. If the result is positive, a PCR swab will be carried out to determine whether the rider has been exposed to Covid 19.
In addition to reviewing the implementation of the partition, the Regional Police Chief together with stakeholders reviewed activities in the essential banking sector at Mandiri Bank AA Ngurah Street and non-essential sector activities at McDonald's Restaurant and Pizza Hut Restaurant on Sriwijaya Street. Iqbal said that the emergency Community Activity Restricitons rule have been set, such as banking a maximum of 50% service staff, and restaurant outlets do not serve dine-in, they only serve take away and delivery orders.
