Anies Plans To Allow Karaoke Venues To Be Opened, Legislator Gerindra Suggests Visitors Sing With Masks

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is considering the opening of a karaoke business in DKI. A member of the Gerindra faction at DPRD DKI, Syarif, admitted that he agreed with the opening of the entertainment venue.

"I support it. There is a preparatory stage, there are items. I support it because our economic activity has begun to show, don't be disturbed anymore," Syarif said when contacted, Friday, March 12.

However, Syarif advised Anies to oblige all visitors to obey health protocols when singing in the karaoke room, starting from maintaining distance to wearing masks.

"Don't imagine that karaoke in normal times is another matter. Try a karaoke organizer to carry out a dialogue on a safe way of health protocols. We haven't tried it, don't underestimate it. Do you wear a mask, do you keep a distance of 2 meters," he said.

It is known that the DKI Provincial Government is planning to allow karaoke businesses to open. Previously, since the time of PSBB, PSBB transition, to PPKM, karaoke places have not been allowed to operate because of the great potential to transmit COVID-19.

This is stated in the DKI Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Agency (Disparekraf) Circular Number 64 / SE / 2021 concerning Preparations for the Reopening of Karaoke Businesses in DKI Jakarta Province.

"The karaoke business is being prepared to reopen during the micro-based PPKM by submitting a request to reopen the karaoke business to the joint team through the DKI Jakarta Provincial Tourism and Creative Economy Office," said Head of DKI Jakarta Disparekraf Gumilar Ekalaya in SE.

Although the discourse of opening a karaoke place to be opened has emerged, Head of the Tourism Industry Division of DKI Jakarta Disparekraf, Bambang Ismadi, said that it is not that easy for karaoke management to open their business premises.

Bambang said, every karaoke place that wants to open its business must apply for a license by describing the mechanism for implementing the health protocol.

"Karaoke places are being prepared to open. Those who want to open must first strictly submit their health protocol," said Bambang when confirmed.

So, when the permits for the opening of a karaoke place are opened, all business establishments are ready with the implementation of the protocol. "It looks at the preparation and readiness of karaoke business managers. So when the tap is opened, everything is ready with the protocol," he said.