Bus drivers at TTPG pass urine tests up to two days before Eid

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Health Sub-Department of the Jakarta East Administrative City has ensured that bus drivers departing from the Pulo Gebang Integrated Terminal (TTPG), East Jakarta, up to two days before Eid al-Fitr 2026, have passed urine tests and are fit for duty.

Staff from the Health Services of the Jakarta East Health Sub-Department, Ario Akbar, stated that the urine examination results so far indicate that all drivers are in a fit condition to drive.

“So far (18 March), all drivers are still fit, but usually with a doctor’s note, because many of them have a history of hypertension, so they must continue to be monitored,” he said when interviewed by ANTARA in the departure waiting room at TTPG on Wednesday.

The health examinations are conducted as part of efforts to ensure safety during the Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriyah mudik and return flows.

The health check activities, he continued, involve medical teams from community health centres and hospitals stationed at the terminal’s health service post.

He added that the health services are in collaboration with the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) East Jakarta and have been running since 13 March, continuing until 30 March.

The services include free checks for blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol.

In addition to drivers, prospective passengers can also undergo free check-ups. This is because the services also target mudik travellers.

He said more than 20 people have utilised the health services today, with an average of around 50 people per day since it opened. This number consists of drivers and prospective passengers.

He urged drivers and mudik travellers not to hesitate to get checked, as prevention and early disease detection are the right steps.

One driver from the Sinar Jaya bus company, Triyono, expressed enthusiasm for the free examination service.

“I think it’s good, because it helps us drivers and they also provide medicine,” he said after the examination, preparing to take passengers to Surabaya, East Java.