Police in Makassar, Indonesia were seen distributing face masks to residents on Wednesday (September 9).

The head of the Makassar Port Police, AKBP Kadarislam Kasim, said: "We distribute face masks continuously and we do this to remind the public that the use of masks is necessary because the COVID crisis is still ongoing and we don't know when it will end."

A number of police officers from the Makassar Port Police distribute masks to residents and car drivers on the streets, Makassar City, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 morning. Every citizen who passes without wearing a mask is stopped and given a mask.

The head of the Makassar Port Police, AKBP Kadarislam Kasim, stopped car drivers who were not wearing masks. Furthermore, together with other police officers gave the driver and passengers batik masks.

The head of the Makassar Port Police, AKBP Kadarislam Kasim, said during the interview, "the mask distribution activities are continuously being carried out to the public and this is to remind the public that the use of masks is very necessary. Because Covid has not ended and we do not know when it will end".

"So that we continue to provide masks, especially in the period leading up to the regional head elections. Of course this is part of the distribution of masks. Moreover, the President said that there should not be new clusters, family clusters, office clusters and pilkada clusters. So we distributed around 1,500 masks to community, "said AKBP Kadarislam Kasim. (*)