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Efek domino wabah Covid-19 dimulai dari masalah kesehatan hingga merembet ke masalah sosial dan ekonomi memang begitu nyata. Mau tak mau, ekonomi nasional pun terjerembap kian dalam. Kemarin, Rabu (5/8), Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) menyampaikan  pertumbuhan ekonomi kuartal II/2020 terkontraksi sebesar 5,32 persen (year on year/yoy) dibandingkan 5,07 persen pada periode sama tahun lalu. Kontraksi ekonomi Indonesia sebesar 5,32 persen pada kuartal II/2020 ini merupakan penurunan produk domestik bruto (PDB) terbesar sejak dua dekade silam atau tepatnya pada kuartal I/1999 yang sebesar 6,13 persen. Namun, sebagai bangsa, kita tak ingin terkungkung dalam kekhawatiran. Kita ingin semua pihak membangun optimisme. Relaksasi pembatasan sosial selama 1,5 bulan terakhir setidaknya memperlihatkan adanya dampak ekonomi yang mulai menggeliat. Dengan kewaspadaan akan aspek kesehatan yang tetap terjaga, sektor-sektor usaha ekonomi mulai bergerak, meski dengan tempo yang masih lambat. Pemerintah da...

Large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) have been implemented in DKI Jakarta. Similar schemes are also immediately done in the buffer area of the capital such as Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi. All of this is an attempt to break the chain of COVID-19 virus propagation. However, every effort to stem the pandemic of the disease carries consequences in other sectors. Economic activity remains the way, but it is very limited. Over the past two months, lethargy has struck business actors, ranging from micro to large corporations. The most affected sector of this disease is the business that relates to mobility and dealing directly with the community. In the tourism industry, hotel business, restaurants, aviation, public transport, as well as other related industries, there are many companies whose businesses are kembang-kempis. They have to find ways to stay afloat. Concerns about termination of employment (layoffs/PHK) are so real. For middle-class companies, doing PH...

There may not be such a large and greatest movement of human beings occurring in the modern era, other than travel during the feasts. Eid Mubarak Homecoming in Indonesia is one of the largest village home rituals in the world in addition to Chinese Chinese homecoming. Although ritual activities are routine, each year has always had different challenges. If every year discussed is the holiday time related to the government's holiday schedule and additional leave, this time is almost similar but different cause. foto: Twitter/@polresta_dps This year, Corona's pandemic plague has transformed so many things. In DKI Jakarta, which has become the epicenter of pandemic, the provincial government has conducted an emergency response policy. Social restrictions on school holidays and tourist attractions are followed by the application of work from home, making the capital city Lenggang. Since the establishment of emergency response in DKI Jakarta, there has been a...