Since The Beginning, The Government Seemed To Implement #IndonesiaTerserah

JAKARTA - Recently #IndonesiaTerserah has been busy on social media. This hashtag is a form of netizen disappointment with the government's efforts to deal with COVID-19. Not only the government, but even many residents seem to have no longer cared about the PSBB which is currently being implemented.

Let's take a closer look at the government's efforts a week ago. First, going home is prohibited but those who meet the requirements may order tickets. Second, young people aged 45 years and under are allowed to do activities but are at risk of transmitting the corona virus. As if there is a double standard in every government appeal. The government has always given appeals, but if we remember again, the government often issues "appeals" and rarely uses the word "prohibits".

The preparation for a new normal life has begun to be studied at the government level. Until now, there are still many workers who commute from around the buffer areas of DKI Jakarta such as Bogor, Depok, Bekasi and Tangerang, although the mode of transportation is still limited. In order to cope with the large number of passengers, the Jabodetabek Transportation Management Agency (BPTJ) also provides free buses at Bogor stations to help the mobility of residents who work in Jakarta.

It is estimated that users of transportation modes will be increasingly crowded because the young group aged 45 years and under have been allowed to carry out activities outside the home. This idea has been conveyed by the Chairperson of the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19, Doni Monardo since Monday, May 11 at a Limited Meeting broadcast on the official YouTube channel of the Presidential Secretariat. The reason is that they are not included in the vulnerable group and so that the potential for layoffs can be reduced.

However, the next day, May 12, Doni Monardo corrected his statement by saying that the only young people aged 45 years and under were allowed to do activities in 11 sectors that were allowed to operate, namely health, food, energy, communications and information technology, finance, logistics, hospitality, construction, industry, basic services to vital objects, as well as providers of daily necessities. Even though those who enter the young group aged 45 years and under are also at risk of transmitting the corona virus to other family members, especially parents at home who are 45 years and over.

Apart from the rules for whether or not to do activities outside the home, the rules for whether or not to go home are also confusing. In essence, going home is still prohibited. The PSBB border areas are guarded by the authorities to ensure that no residents go home. If someone is desperate, they will certainly be asked to turn back. However, we will definitely see the busy discussion going on at Terminal 2 of Soekarno Hatta airport a few days ago.

It can be said that their needs should not be going home but for work services or for their family members who are seriously ill or even die. This is not prohibited because it is in accordance with the Circular of the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 Number 4 of 2020 issued on 6 May.

There are several requirements that must be completed and will be checked before being allowed to book train tickets, planes or crossing the PSBB land border, such as a letter of assignment from the office / office, a letter from the hospital where family members are treated, and a negative result of COVID-19. So it is not surprising that yesterday there were many unscrupulous sellers of false negative information which were finally secured by the police.

Such choices are returned to the hands of their respective communities. Desperate to do activities outside the home but risk of transmitting or continuing to move from home for the safety of all family members. Homecoming is prohibited but if the need is urgent and meets the requirements, they are welcome.

Some may think that this shows an indecisive and wishy-washy attitude, but when our glasses of vision are widened, don't we see any real meaning in this double standard? No wonder, #IndonesiaTerserah will continue to be echoed because of our disappointment with the government's efforts to deal with COVID-19.

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