Natalius Pigai Highlights PPKM Rules For 20 Minutes Meal: The Government Has Shaken, Loss Of Mind

Natalius Pigai/DOC ANTARA

JAKARTA - Papuan activist Natalius Pigai highlighted the 20-minute on-site eating time rule, which is stated in the PPKM Level 4 policy. Netizens also responded to this mealtime issue by making jokes that enliven social media.

According to Pigai, there was a disorientation of the government in translating the way to regulate policies, thus failing to anticipate the spread of COVID-19.

"The government has lost its mind, it has 'wobbled'," Pigai told reporters, Tuesday, July 27.

The former member of the National Human Rights Commission assessed that the main problem with the spread of COVID-19 was not about the variable time people were in a place. However, how far is the distance between people in that place.

So, he said, what should be regulated is not meal times, but the distance between people when eating in stalls, warteg or restaurants.

"Well, if you eat for 20 minutes but there are 10 people eating at the place, isn't it infected? The concept should be 1 table for 1 person,” said Natalius Pigai.

As previously reported, a number of regulations were adjusted after the Level 4 Community Activity Restriction (PPKM) was extended from 26 July to 2 August. One of them is that people can eat on the spot when they are in a tent stall, but it is limited to 20 minutes.

This was conveyed by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) when announcing the extension of the restriction activities ending today.

"Tent stalls, street vendors, hawker stalls and the like that have their place of business in an open place are allowed to open with strict health protocols until 20:00 and a maximum meal time for visitors of 20 minutes," Jokowi said in a video caption uploaded to the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube account, Sunday. , August 25.

Then street vendors, grocery stores, voucher agents or outlets, barbershops, laundry, hawkers, small workshops, vehicle washers, and other similar small businesses are allowed to open with strict health protocols until 21.00.

Next, the people's market that sells basic needs for daily needs may open as usual with strict health protocols. Meanwhile, people's markets that do not sell basic necessities are allowed to open with a maximum of 50 percent of visitors and operate until 15.00.