The West Jakarta administration is temporarily closing the child-friendly playgrounds (rptra) during Christmas and New Year holidays.

Women's Empowerment and Community Protection Division Head Sikah Winarni said, it was compliance with Governor Instruction number 64/2020 and number 17/2020 on Control of Community activities in preventing COVID-19 during Christmas 2020 and New Year 2021 Holidays.

"58 RPTRA in West Jakarta have been closed since December 25 and will be continued on December 31 and January 1," she expressed, Sunday (12/27).

She explained officers would be sent to monitor them in order to make sure everything goes according to protocol.

"Talk about opening, we are still waiting for the decision from the local government," she stated.