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Prevent Economic the economic sectors, too. “In the be-

ginning it was a health crisis. Now, it’s
Crisis as The Impact transforming into an economic crisis.”
The COVID-19 pandemic, which
has emerged in Jakarta since last
of COVID-19 March, caused restrictions in most
of economic and people’s activities:
Companies, hotels, malls, shopping
and business centers are closed. Many
has lost their jobs. For those who were
Pandemic COVID-19 has caused the downfall of the city’s still working, they may get reductions
economy. on salary. It is estimated that people
with low-incomes and works at infor-
6 mal sectors get the most impact.
Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has re-
ur Hasanah could not erase bowls. She even had to bring the re- corded that during pandemic, 41.91%
her worries. While making her maining noodles home. of the citizens had a decline in income,
Nchicken noodle, she told Me- But Hasanah might be luckier with 44.66% of it happened to men.
dia Jaya about her sales revenue that than her brother, Rahmat. Since April, 70.53% of the income decline hap-
keeps on decreasing. Even after she the shipping company where he was pened to low-income citizens, with
reopened her store during the transi- working laid him off. He took a brief monthly income below 1.8 million ru-
tional period of PSBB (Large Scale So- visit to his hometown in Semarang, piahs. On the other hand, a data from
cial Restriction), the sales couldnt get Central Java, but didnt find any substi- Jakarta Menpower, Transmigration
any better than it was before COVID-19 tute job to cover his needs. Finally, he and Energy Agency showed that in
hit Jakarta. “People are still afraid to returned to Jakarta and chose to help April 2020, there were approximate-
come. They tend to cook for them- his sister to sell chicken noodles. “He ly 323,224 employees in Jakarta that
selves, pack and bring their lunch from will help me for now, while he’s trying had been laid off from their company
home,” said Hasanah, who owns a mie to find for a new job,” explained Hasa- without severance pay. The number is
ayam (Indonesian chicken noodle) nah. estimated to increase until the end of
outlet in Jembatan 3 street, Penjarin- the year.
gan, North Jakarta. “It’s most likely to Triggers Economic Crisis Losing jobs and declining income
it, knowing that the shops around here forces the citizens to cut more costs
are still closed,” she added. We can’t deny the fact that COV- and maintain consumption, although
Hasanah is just one of thousands ID-19 pandemic has caused disrup- it is crucial in supporting the econom-
of small enterprise (UMK) owners in tions in many sectors, not only in the ic growth, especially from the house-
Jakarta who got adverse impact from healthcare industry but also the econ- hold consumption which gives 61%
the pandemic; Her revenue from sell- omy. In a video released by the offi- of the total ratio. The rest of it comes
ing chicken noodles has drop signifi- cial account of Jakarta’s government from investment sectors and goods
cantly. Previously, her chicken noodles on May, the Governor of Jakarta Anies and services exports, though they got
would be sold out before lunch time. Baswedan said that COVID-19 pan- adverse impact from the pandemic,
Now, she has to wait until the sun set demic has caused disruptions not only too. In a webinar about Policy for Eco-
to have her noodles sold for only a few for the health but also going to shake nomic Recovery in Jakarta, assistant