Indonesia Highlights: Covid-19 Vaccine in Indonesia Free of Charge | Technology Needed to Support Vaccination Program | Retailers Plead for Leniency as Stricter Restrictions Loom

Source: https://go.kompas.com/read/2020/12/16/185041674/president-jokowi-okays-free-covid-19-vaccination-for-all-indonesians 

2. Tech Support Eyed for Indonesia’s Covid-19 Vaccination Program

With the announcement of free Covid-19 vaccines in Indonesia, the next issue that arises is rolling out the program in the country of nearly 180 million.

Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said that implementing the program will require technological support to ensure the distribution of the booster is in keeping with the government’s target.

The Indonesian Finance Minister explained that harnessing technology would be useful to track every person who has been inoculated and their whereabouts considering that each person must receive two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.

“By name, by Customs Identification Number, by number. This digitalization program is massive and real, thus will require necessary infrastructure for us to carry out the transformation.”

Source: https://go.kompas.com/read/2020/12/16/203211074/tech-support-eyed-for-indonesias-covid-19-vaccination-program 

3. Indonesian Retailers in Jakarta Ask for Leniency on Operational Hours during Year-End Holiday

The Indonesian Association of Retail Businesses (APRINDO) has asked the government to exclude malls, cafes, restaurants, and modern retail shops when large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in Jakarta is retightened.

APRINDO Chairman Roy N Mandey argues that limiting the operation hours of the four venues in the capital city would be a misguided attempt as it has never become a Covid-19 cluster.

“Modern retailers and malls are not Covid-19 clusters because the number of visitors to these locations has been limited during the transitory PSBB.”

Roy clarified that other than the limited number of visitors, modern retailers, and malls across Indonesia have avoided becoming new virus clusters as they are dedicated to properly implementing health protocols.

Source: https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2020/12/16/10343461/pengusaha-minta-pemerintah-tindak-kerumunan-ketimbang-batasi-operasional