Most Warungs and Restaurants Temporarily Closed During Emergency PPKM

The implementation of the Emergency Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) drastically altered the economic activities of food vendors. According to a survey by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), many stalls, street vendors (PKL), and restaurants had to temporarily cease operations during the policy's enforcement.

Before the PPKM, only 10.7% of respondents stated that stalls, street vendors, and restaurants temporarily closed their operations. This percentage increased to 40.3% during the PPKM.

Before the emergency PPKM, 52.9% of respondents assessed that stalls, street vendors, and restaurants operated with strict health protocols. This percentage dropped to 20.2% during the emergency PPKM.

Furthermore, stalls, street vendors, and restaurants operating normally before the emergency PPKM reached 25%. This figure rose to 28.1% during the emergency PPKM.

Meanwhile, 11.4% of respondents stated they were unaware of the policies regarding stalls, street vendors, and restaurants during the emergency PPKM. This percentage remained unchanged from before.

For information, the emergency PPKM commenced on July 3, 2021, to curb the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, particularly in Java and Bali. During the policy's implementation, several economic activities, including those at stalls, street vendors, and restaurants, were restricted.

Restrictions gradually eased when the emergency PPKM was followed by PPKM level 4. This policy was extended until August 9, 2021.

The BPS surveyed 212,762 respondents from July 13-20, 2021. The method used was a non-probability sampling design, distributed through a snowball method.