DKI Will Follow Luhut To Tighten PSBB After December 22

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria said that his party would follow up on requests from the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan regarding the tightening of PSBB policies.

There are three requests to DKI, namely to increase the number of employees working from home to 75 percent; malls, restaurants and entertainment venues closed early; and prohibitions on crowd gatherings.

Riza said that this request would be reviewed by the ranks of the DKI Provincial Government. However, Riza did not guarantee that she would fully accommodate Luhut's wishes. Later, all decisions regarding PSBB tightening will be announced when the transitional PSBB period ends on 22 December.

"Regarding Pak Luhut's request so that everything needs to be tightened, we are currently conducting a study. PSBB Transition is until the 22nd. Now we will study, we will announce which areas, which units need tightening," said Riza at City Hall DKI. , Central Jakarta, Wednesday, December 16.

Regarding the application of work from home (WFH) to 75 percent, Riza said it would be implemented first by DKI Provincial Government employees. Meanwhile, private companies need further study.

"We will also re-examine the others, we will check other units, whether they need to be tightened or not. If the percentage is tightened, we are currently conducting a study," said Riza.

Regarding restrictions on mall operations to entertainment venues, Riza said that his party had accommodated the restrictions during the transition PSBB.

"So far we have limited everything, we limit the hours, we limit the number, we also limit the units opened," he said.

As is known, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan chaired the coordination meeting for handling COVID-19 in the province which was of particular concern on Monday, December 14. A number of these provinces have quite high cases of COVID-19.

During the meeting, Luhut gave special orders online to DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan ahead of the long holidays of Christmas and New Year 2021.

First, Luhut asked Anies to tighten the work from home policy by up to 75 percent. Second, Luhut asked Anies to shorten the operations of malls and entertainment venues.

"I also asked the governor to continue the policy of limiting operating hours to 19.00 and limiting the number of people gathering at eating places, malls and entertainment venues," said Luhut.

In this regard, the Deputy Chairperson of the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery asked Anies to facilitate the reduction of renting prices for shop houses in malls or shopping areas.

"Rental and service charge relief schemes (service fees) should be mutually agreed between shopping centers and tenants. Examples include prorate, profit sharing, or other schemes," he said.

Third, Luhut asked Anies to limit and prohibit activities that could potentially gather large numbers of people, such as religious celebrations and events. Luhut suggested that the activities could be carried out online.