inp.polri.go.id - Semarang. Chief of Central Java Regional Police, Police Inspector General Ahmad Luthfi, ensures that his personnel are ready to secure Christmas and New Year Holidays. Including anticipating homecomers entering Central Java. Even so, people travelling outside the region have to complete requirements according to inter-region travel regulations during the Covid-19 pandemic. "They have to prepare Entry Permit (SKM), such as Covid-19 vaccination statements", Chief of Central Java Regional Police said during the press conference in Semarang on Thursday (09/12/21). Chief of Central Java Regional Police affirms that Covid-19 vaccination in Central Java has achieved 72.42 per cent. However, this rate won't guarantee free Covid-19 cases during Christmas and New Year holidays. Therefore, the security of Christmas and New Year in the law area of Central Java Regional Police would still emphasise Covid-19 transmission preventions in the religious buildings holding Christmas events. Started from December 24 to January 2, Police would commence the centralised 2021 Lilin Candi Operation. "On this event, Central Java Regional Police would prepare 375 integrated security checkpoints during Christmas and New Year", Police Inspector General Ahmad Luthfi said. The 375 checkpoints consist of 14 provincial border checkpoints, 23 terminal security checkpoints, one airport checkpoint, ten railway station checkpoints, 161 church checkpoints, and 20 highway service area checkpoints. Besides that, there are also 52 inter-regency border checkpoints, 48 tourism objects checkpoints, and two harbour checkpoints. The rests are security and order support and other checkpoints. "There will be city border checkpoints, but it is not insulation. The checkpoints would control entering public and goods traffic", the two-star general concluded. (ym/bq/hy)