Airlangga Says Entering Malls Must Have Been Vaccinated, Let's Get To Know The PeduliLindung Application

Illustration (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The government's discourse that requires mall visitors to have been vaccinated seems to be increasingly being realized. This strategy is also intended to provide operational clarity to shopping center entrepreneurs who are often the 'victims' of closures when social restrictions are imposed.

Meanwhile, the certainty of the rules for visitors to malls for mandatory vaccines was first revealed by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto in a press conference on the extension of the Implementation of Restrictions on Community Activities (PPKM) last weekend.

"The PeduliLindung application will be integrated to carry out screening at malls or at merchants because this will be linked to the system at the Ministry of Health and at the Ministry of Communication and Information so that using a QR code can screen those who have been vaccinated and also those who have also been tested by PCR," he said via Presidential Secretariat Youtube page, Sunday, July 25.

So, what is the PeduliLindung application like? And how does it work?

Citing information from the Ministry of Health, the PeduliLindung application was first launched in Bali on July 1, 2021 ago.

This system allows contact tracing and tracing to strengthen efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19. This application is said to help increase public participation in reporting locations and travel history during the pandemic.

"The participation of the community, especially their willingness to independently report their location and travel history during the pandemic, really helps strengthen the 3T (Test, Tracing, and Treatment) run by the government. Therefore, tracking and tracing through technology applications not only makes it easier for the public to report, even while traveling, but also makes users feel safe,'' said Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin at the time.

There are two ways this application works in reducing the risk of spreading the virus. First, through the QR scan feature at each location entrance, the location manager can manage the density of visitors.

This application is also used to check the completeness of travel documents, so that travelers do not need to jostle when checking the completeness of travel documents. Thus the health protocol is maintained and implemented properly.

Second, the PeduliLindung application is 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.