A Proposal Appears To Be Eliminating The Dance Floor At The Discotheque During The Implementation Of The New Norms

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JAKARTA - The government is getting ready to carry out a new normal phase in the early days of COVID-19. All regulations regarding activities that collect residents are being discussed to continue prioritizing health protocols.

However, there are a number of activities that find it difficult to comply with the rules of keeping distance, namely nightlife spots such as discotheques. This is because the place is designed so that visitors can unwind by gathering in one room.

Head of the Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Office, Cucu Ahmad Kurnia, said that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is reviewing the rules for operating night entertainment venues. For example, the distance between people in the room will be adjusted accordingly. In fact, the option of eliminating dance floors in discotheques has emerged.

"(The option), for example, the dance floor is closed, it could be. It's just an alternative. But, later we will see the positivity. I didn't study it alone, there was the Health Office and business actors," said Cucu when contacted, Wednesday, June 3.

Cucu stated that as much as possible, opening entertainment venues, both discotheques, karaoke places, and massage parlors, must implement the cOVID-19 prevention protocol, such as maintaining a safe distance, wearing masks, and always washing hands with soap.

"In essence, whatever is to be opened there must be an effort to suppress the spread of the corona virus. That is still being discussed, because every sector is not the same as the SOP," he said.

After all, said Cucu, plans to open nightclubs in normal times are only in the last phase. They prioritize the opening of places related to people's basic needs, such as shopping centers.

"We will look at the smaller risk first, the higher risk later," he said.

Regarding the opening time of the entertainment venue, Cucu admitted that he could not disclose it to the public. Because it is the full authority of the DKI Jakarta Province COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force.

"If we estimate it, I can't confirm it, because the COVID-19 Task Force team that has the authority to determine whether an activity is safe or not operating anymore," he concluded.