President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said previously that his administration would involve the military, the police and public order (Satpol PP) officers in the effort to contain the outbreak.

Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto, who also helms the national economic recovery and COVID-19 response team, said the officers would be deployed in support of the government’s micro-scale public activity restrictions (PPKM Mikro).

“We’re involving the military, the police and Satpol PP officers at the local level, not only for [health protocol] law enforcement but also for contact tracing,” Airlangga said.

Under the latest restrictions, neighborhood units (RT) and community units (RW) – the lowest levels of city administration – are required to enforce the restrictions that best suit their level of risk. Local officials and security officers are required to perform COVID-19 surveillance, trace the contacts of patients, monitor self-isolating residents and facilitate testing.

In RTs considered at the highest risk – where COVID-19 cases have been found in at least 10 households over the previous seven days – neighborhood officials and security officers must close public areas and places of worship, ban gatherings and enforce curfews.

The minister added that local restrictions would involve the Indonesian Military’s (TNI) village supervisory non-commissioned officers (Babinsa) and the National Police’s security and public order officers (Bhabinkamtibmas).