So As Not To Make You Confused, This Is An Explanation From The Minister Of Airlangga About The PPKM Micro That Will Take Effect Tomorrow

A number of residential residents close the access to the entrance (Photo by Angga Nugraha.VOI)

JAKARTA - The government will implement a policy of imposing micro-limitation on community activities (PPKM) in Java and Bali starting Tuesday, February 9.

Why is the government taking this step? Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto revealed the reasons for the micro PPKM being carried out. Throughout the Java-Bali PPKM, the level of movement at the residential level increases.

"Those who are still moving at the residential level have increased by seven percent (during the Java-Bali PPKM)," said Airlangga in a press conference broadcast on the YouTube account of BNPB Indonesia, Monday, February 8.

Meanwhile, the movement in offices and public facilities has decreased based on monitoring. For that, the government implements micro PPKM. The goal is to suppress movement at the residential level.

This Golkar Party Chairperson detailed, the retail sector's movement fell minus 22 percent; the food sector and pharmacies, food stores minus 3 percent. Then, for public facilities their mobility decreased by minus 25 percent, transportation decreased by 36 percent. Offices fell minus 31 percent.

"Therefore, the government takes a micro policy because the approach is in residential or residential areas so that those who will move later with the testing at the village, sub-district, RT / RW level, of course those who move are those who are negative or those who are not affected. " he said.

Apart from minus movement, he said, the implementation of health protocols in the office, retail and public transportation sectors tends to be strict. Meanwhile, not at the micro level.

"This is a consideration that the government will implement at a micro level," he said.