Residents Need Public Parks during the Pandemic

Many people still visited Taman Suropati Park in Menteng, Central Jakarta, although they knew that it had yet to be reopened to the public.

KOMPAS/FAJAR RAMADHAN

Members of the Jakarta Regional Sugar Glider Community (KSGI) gathered at Taman Suropati, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Sunday (30/8/2020).

Crowds of people were seen on the pedestrian path of Taman Suropati public park in Menteng, Central Jakarta at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. Many people still visited the park although they knew that it had yet to be reopened to the public.

Fajar Ramadhan Arif (43), an entrepreneur from Jatinegara, East Jakarta, continues to stops by the park every Sunday during the Covid-19 pandemic. He takes a break and enjoys the park after cycling from his home to the Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic circle.