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The change in the PPKM level restores 100 percent maximum passenger capacity for public vehicles, mass transit systems, taxis and rented vehicles, with strict health protocols.

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Police officers from the Polda Metro Jaya stand guard at the motorized vehicle restriction area based on odd-even number plates on Jalan Sudirman, Semanggi, South Jakarta, Thursday (12/8/2021).

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police and the government of the Jakarta special capital provincial plan on Friday (22/10/2021) to make a decision on expanding the odd-even traffic zones in the city.

Since the Covid-19 pandemic swept through this country and 220 other countries and territories, Jakarta has not applied the odd-even license plate traffic system, only reimposing the policy on 12 Aug. 2021 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in eight designated zones. At the time, transmission in the capital was declining following the devastating second wave in June-July after the Idul Fitri holiday season. The application of the odd-even traffic system was evaluated for fear that it could cause crowding on public transportation, so it was only imposed from Monday to Friday on three main thoroughfares: Jl. Jen. Sudirman, Jl. M.H. Thamrin and Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said. The policy is in effect to date.