End Of Viral CBD Mall Crowded By Visitors, Responsibility Rests In The Hand Of Managers

A video screenshot of the condition of the CBD mall which was invaded by visitors uploaded to the Twitter account @mbelgedez

JAKARTA - Circulating on social media about the CBD Ciledug Mall, Tangerang City, was attacked by visitors without applying physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. This led to the closure of the shopping center.

Video footage circulating shows a crowd of people lining up to enter the CBD Ciledug mall. In addition, the people in the crowd stood close to each other without maintaining a distance, even though they were seen wearing masks.

Ciledug mall opened .... Kamseupay .... pic.twitter.com/L4hOQv8DaG

- Don Juan (mbelgedez) May 18, 2020

Kapolsek Ciledug Police Commissioner Ali Yusron said his party together with the TNI and the city government (city government) immediately followed up with a warning. In fact, the manager was asked to close the shopping center.

"Today together with related institutions have temporarily closed the shopping center," Ali told VOI, Tuesday, May 19.

The closure carried out by the Tangerang City Satpol PP argued that the management did not apply the physical distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, there is the potential for virus transmission.

"In order to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic," said Ali.

Manager's Responsibilities

Head of Public Relations Division of the National Police, Kombes Ahmad Ramadhan, said that if there is a crowd in the shopping center, the management is responsible for everything that happens.

The management must implement all protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, if they do not implement it, the site manager can be sanctioned according to the policies issued by the respective regional heads.

"The first to take responsibility is the shopping manager by implementing a protocol for preventing the spread of COVID-19, such as implementing physical distancing, screening body temperature and providing a place to wash hands or hand sanistizers," said Ahmad.

Meanwhile, Ahmad said, the police have the authority to take precautions or take action if the crowd has spilled onto the road. Action is carried out by asking the community to return to their respective homes or arranging queues.

"The actions of the police and other stakeholders could order people to return to their homes or impose a queuing pattern in accordance with the PSBB rules, namely physical distancing," Ahmad concluded.