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View all search resultsPolice engage app- based drivers to enforce health rules
Ojek drivers expected to become pioneers in the fight against COVID-19 in their communities.
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he Jakarta Police are teaming up with groups of ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers working with ride-hailing services to curb health protocol violations across Indonesia's capital.
Jakarta Police chief Inps. Gen. Fadil Imran said they had partnered with some 8,000 drivers as part of the “COVID-19 hunter” team.
"We have partnered with online ojek communities to crack down on violations. There are more or less 8,000 drivers in these groups," Fadil said on Thursday as reported by kompas.com.
He said public participation was necessary to curb coronavirus transmissions in Jakarta, expecting that the drivers would also help authorities prevent crowds from gathering.
"On average, we saw 1,500 new confirmed cases in Jakarta every day while the number of active cases also continued to rise. This means that the COVID-19 transmission rate in Jakarta is still very high, so it is necessary to include everyone [in efforts] to break the chain of transmission," Fadil said.
He said he expected app-based ojek drivers to become pioneers in the fight against COVID-19 in their communities.
On Dec. 4, the Jakarta Police, Jakarta Military Command (Kodam) Jaya and the Jakarta administration launched the COVID-19 hunter joint team to crack down on health protocol violations.
