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The 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.