Semarang: As many as 463 vehicles were forced to turn back in the past two days, as the Central Java Police blocked the entry to the province during the Ketupat Candi 2020 Operation, following the implementation of the annual exodus (mudik) ban to contain the spread of covid-19.
A spokesman of the Central Java Police Senior Commissioner Iskandar F Sutisna said here on Sunday, April 26, 2020 hundreds of cars were forced to turn back to their departure points when they passed 13 check points established in the toll as well as non-toll roads.
Among the check points in toll roads are established in the exit gate of Brebes and Sragen Toll Road.
According to Sutisna, the police has 277 surveillance posts in the province established in the entry points for homebound travellers.
The police has also checked body temperature of travellers passing the posts.
"Until now, the Ketupat Candi Operation has run smoothly, and there is no significant incident," he said.
The government has banned public vehicles, private vehicles, and motorbikes from entering and departing from regions enacting the Large Scale Social Distancing (PSBB) measures and regions demarcated as covid-19 red zones, such as Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi.
The ban applies until May 31, 2020, for land transportation; June 15, 2020, for railway transportation; June 8, 2020, for sea transportation; and June 1, 2020, for air transportation. (antara)
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