Shopping malls, a community space, bookstores and fashion outlets resumed operations on Monday.
everal public places in Jakarta have reopened as the capital city enters the transition phase of the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) this month.
Starting Monday, 80 shopping malls across Jakarta opened their doors to visitors, including Emporium Pluit Mall in North Jakarta, Central Park in West Jakarta and Central Jakarta's Senayan City and Grand Indonesia.
Similar to the other establishments, Senayan City claimed to have implemented COVID-19 preventive measures for its visitors, including by putting physical distancing markings on all escalators and elevators.
“We’ve installed a touchless elevator button tool so that visitors will only need to wave their hands [to operate it],” Senayan City's leasing and marketing communications general manager Jaclyn Halim told kompas.com.
The malls are reportedly also limiting their operational hours from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the number of visitors by 50 percent.
Despite the reopening, a number of tenants will remain closed, such as movie theaters, fitness centers, karaoke lounges and kids’ playground and learning centers.
Other than malls, below are the leisure businesses that have announced their opening starting Monday:
Uniqlo
According to a statement, the giant fashion retailer gradually resumed operations in several shopping centers on Monday, which include Paris Van Java Mall in West Java, Lippo Mall Puri in West Jakarta, Grand Indonesia and Aeon Mall BSD City in Banten. Both visitors and staff are required to wear face masks, maintain physical distancing, have their body temperatures checked and use cashless payment. The Japanese brand will also limit the number of visitors allowed to enter its outlets.
Metro
Metro Department Stores have also begun operations, including at Pondok Indah Mall in South Jakarta, Plaza Senayan in Central Jakarta, Gandaria City in South Jakarta, Puri Indah Mall in West Jakarta, Taman Anggrek Mall in West Jakarta and Trans Studio Mall in Bandung, West Java.
Gramedia
The bookstore chain has reopened its outlets in various cities across Indonesia, namely Jakarta, Jayapura in Papua, Ternate in North Maluku, Medan in North Sumatra, Pontianak in West Kalimantan, Denpasar in Bali, Palu in Central Sulawesi and Surakarta in Central Java, among others. Visitors will be required to wear face masks, touch the products only when necessary, apply hand sanitizer when entering and exiting the area, maintain a minimum distance of 1 meter from each other and use cashless payments. Each store will also limit the number of customers by 50 percent of normal capacity.
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M Bloc Space
This community space in South Jakarta has also reopened for business. Among the outlets now welcoming visitors are Padang To Go, Mr. Roastman, Mbok Ndoro, Katong, Tjikini, Tokyo Skip Jack, Mata Lokal, .TEMU, Chickro, UnionWell, Suwe Ora Jamu, Connectoon, Demajors Record Store, Rumah Lestari and _Oeang. Eesthetic clinic Beyoutiful and indoor venue M Bloc Live House are still closed.
The general operational hours are from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., with the exception of _Oeang, which operates from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. All tenants will limit the number of visitors by 50 percent.
Those who wish to visit M Bloc Space should make an online reservation via Loket.com to get e-vouchers that will be scanned when they enter the area based on their selected dates. Children below 5 years, pregnant women and people over 60 years old will not be permitted to enter.
Visitors and staff are required to wear face masks and bring their own praying equipment, such as sajadah (prayer mats) and mukena (head-to-toe woman’s prayer gowns); and groups should be no larger than five people.
Museums
Since June 8, numerous museums in Jakarta have reopened with health protocols, including the Jakarta History Museum in West Jakarta, Taman Prasasti Museum in Central Jakarta, Maritime Museum in North Jakarta and Puppet Museum (Museum Wayang) in West Jakarta.
However, the National Museum of Indonesia in Central Jakarta is still closed, meanwhile the National Gallery of Indonesia in Central Jakarta will open on Tuesday.
The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (MACAN) in West Jakarta is said to reopen in mid-July and is currently preparing new health protocols for visitors, including maintaining a 1.5 meter distance, having their temperatures checked, minimalizing physical contact and practicing standard operating procedures for immersive art installations, such as Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Room.
People are encouraged to reserve online prior to their visit and Museum MACAN will implement a quota of 50 people per slot. The interval between each slot will be used to disinfect the area. (wir/kes)
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