Kadin Papua Sambut Both Government Decrees To Revoke PPKM

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JAKARTA - The Papua Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) welcomes the government's decision to revoke the policy for the Implementation of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) because it is considered to have a positive impact on improving the economy on Cenderawasih Earth. Chairman of the Papua Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ronald Antonio in Jayapura, Monday, January 2, said that the revocation of the PPKM policy is a breath of fresh air for business actors on Cenderawasih Earth, especially those who have been constrained for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "People's mobility will rise so that the circulation of money and consumption increases so that economic growth in Papua in particular can grow," he said, quoted from Antara. According to Antonio, his party hopes that the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia will turn into an endemic so that all citizens in Papua can return to a new normal life without any restrictions. We hope that we can live side by side with COVID-19, but we must also not be negligent and must remain vigilant because in some countries there is still a wave of COVID-19," he said. Previously, Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially lifted the policy of implementing restrictions on community activities (PPKM), Friday.

"Through the considerations based on the existing figures, today the government has decided to revoke the PPKM contained in the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 50 and 51 of 2022," said President Jokowi at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Friday, December 30, 2022. President Jokowi said that thus there would be no more restrictions on crowds and community movements. "However, I ask the entire community and components of the nation to remain careful and vigilant," he said.