Revealed! Sri Mulyani Provides A Total Of IDR 4 Trillion To Develop Mall Entry System Must Vaccinate

JAKARTA - Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani expressed her support from the budget side for the plan to develop a mall entrance system that requires vaccines for visitors. According to him, these requirements fall into the category of testing and tracing funds, which amount to Rp. 4 trillion.

The testing and tracing fund itself is part of the health sub-sector's Economic Economic Recovery (PEN) budget, which amounts to Rp214.95 trillion. Meanwhile, the entire PEN this year in the 2021 State Budget is Rp. 744.75 trillion.

However, it is important to keep in mind that the value of testing and tracing funds of IDR 4 trillion also includes the cost of conducting rapid tests in a number of public areas and health facilities initiated by the government.

"The health management program is strengthened to respond to the increase in daily cases of COVID-19, such as other health treatments, including for testing and tracing Rp. 4 trillion, and this is already running," he said at a press conference in our State Budget last week.

In implementation in the field, the rules for entering malls must be vaccinated for visitors, which will optimize the PeduliLindung application developed by the government. This clarification was delivered directly by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto.

"The PeduliLindung application will be integrated to carry out screening at malls or at merchants," said Airlangga during a virtual press conference regarding the extension of the Implementation of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM), Sunday, July 25.

The plan is that screening at the shopping center will use QR Code technology at each location entrance. The location manager can also regulate the density of visitors through the data received.

Then, the PeduliLindung application is also integrated with data on COVID-19 test results and national vaccination data.

If a person undergoes a COVID-19 test with a positive result, this application will automatically notify people who have been identified as close contacts for the last 14 days and direct close contacts to immediately carry out a COVID-19 test.

In addition, the government also plans to collaborate with banking business actors to help implement the use of the PeduliLindung QR Code at all merchants who use bank services.