The Government Revokes PPKM, Observers For Projecting The Transportation And Recreation Services Sectors Become Primadona

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JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo has officially announced that the status of the implementation of restrictions on community activities (PPKM) in Indonesia has been lifted. Now, there are no more restrictions on community mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic starting today.

Responding to this decision, the Director of Celios, Bhima Yudhistira, said that the transportation sector, recreation services, hotels and restaurants as well as cafes would be the prima donna after the decision to revoke the PPKM was made.

"Changes in consumption behavior from health to tourism will occur within the next one year. Previously, money for buying medicine and vitamins would be shifted to travel costs," he told VOI, Saturday, December 31.

Furthermore, Bhima said, although the policy of revoking PPKM was positive, this was a challenge in the household consumption movement after the revocation of PPKM was controlling inflation and mitigating the risk of increasing banking interest rates.

"The relaxation of mobility but inflation is still high, it will disrupt the recovery of household consumption," he added.

He added that Indonesia still has to be aware of the negative effects on businesses that thrive during the pandemic, such as the Covid-19 test site laboratory, refilling oxygen cylinders and health facilities that may slow down or permanently close.

As previously reported by VOI, President Joko Widodo officially announced that the status of the implementation of restrictions on community activities (PPKM) in Indonesia had been lifted. Now, there are no more restrictions on community mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic starting today.

"Today the government has decided to revoke the PPKM as stated in the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs number 50 and 51 of 2022. So, there are no more restrictions on crowds and community movements," said Jokowi at the State Palace, Friday, December 30.

Jokowi revealed that his decision to revoke the PPKM status had gone through a number of considerations and studies for 10 months.