The Christmas and New Year operation is a humanitarian operation, which is intended to serve the people while carrying out their activities, specifically in welcoming the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Around 100 thousand police personnel will be involved in securing the Christmas and New Year celebrations at the end of this year, a police official has said.

The personnel will be drawn from the police headquarters and related institutions, head of the audit and inspection sub-directorate of the Safety and Security Directorate of the Police's National Traffic Department, Chief Commissioner Aries Syahbudin, informed.

The security operation will not only prioritize aspects of security, safety, and smoothness, but also health, he said during an event entitled "Christmas and New Year Infrastructure Readiness and Health Protocol,” which was streamed on YouTube on Monday.

Much like during the 2022 Eid Exodus, the police will also prepare posts for the administration of booster vaccines to those who have not received them.

"This is one of our supports in addition to traffic smoothness and public activity security," he said.

According to Syahbudin, people's enthusiasm for going on vacation is very high. Moreover, the COVID-19 positive case trend has also started to decline.

However, people must still remain wary of the declining case trend.

To secure this year’s celebrations, security posts and service posts will be set up at several points where people are expected to gather, whether on the road or at tourism locations, he said.

"There will be several service posts in collaboration with the Police's Dokkes (Doctor and Health) as well as regional governments' health office," he informed.

"The Christmas and New Year operation is a humanitarian operation, which is intended to serve the people while carrying out their activities, specifically in welcoming the Christmas and New Year holidays," he remarked.

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