Pontianak Launches “Face Mask Operation” to Keep Zero Case Status

The operation has been carried out twice in Pontianak city. The first time it was conducted on Monday last week (7/7/2020).

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An officer from the West Kalimantan Covid-19 Task Force administers a swab test on a resident caught not wearing a mask in public. The test was conducted in a mask raid on Sunday (12/7/2020) morning, at Digulis Park, Pontianak, West Kalimantan.

PONTIANAK, KOMPAS — The West Kalimantan Health Office, in cooperation with members of the military and police as well as members of the local public order agency, launched a special operation in Pontianak city on Sunday morning to ensure people wear face masks while going out in public.

Residents who did not wear masks were immediately asked to undergo a swab test.