Fulfill Public Needs First
Mobility restrictions to curb COVID-19 transmission will be effective if public needs are fulfilled.
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Residents\' activities at the Kebayoran Lama Market, Jakarta, Saturday (24/7/2021). Until the end of the extension period for the implementation of the emergency community activity restrictions (PPKM), many traders and visitors at the traditional market were still reluctant to implement the Covid-19 prevention health protocol properly and correctly.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Mobility restrictions to curb COVID-19 transmission will be effective if public needs are fulfilled. Apart from medicines, vaccines and oxygen, the government should also meet the basic necessities of people impacted by the enforcement of public activity restrictions (PPKM).
After President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo decided to extend the PPKM period with some relaxation of restrictive provisions, Home Minister Tito Karnavian issued three instructions concerning PPKM level 2, level 3 and level 4.