Maintain Commitment in Economic Recovery Plan

The government\'s new strategy to prioritize health is deemed as the right decision. It is expected that the government will no longer implement contradictory policies again.

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A resident uses a cart to distribute social assistance from the Jakarta administration in Palmeriam village, Matraman district, East Jakarta, Monday (27/7/2020). The Jakarta government plans to extend the distribution of social assistance until December.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS - Following the announcement of the 5.32 percent contraction in Indonesia\'s economy in the second quarter of 2020, the government has decided to alter its strategy in the handling of Covid-19 and national economic recovery programs. Under the tagline of “Healthy Indonesia, Indonesia Works and Indonesia Grows” programs, policy priorities are aimed at protecting the public from Covid-19 transmission and reforming health services.

The government must focus on realizing the program. The economic contraction in the second quarter of 2020 was partly caused by contradictory policies in the government’s efforts to break the chain of Covid-19 transmission.