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ost residents want the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), imposed to curb COVID-19 transmission, to end so the economy can be resumed, a survey by pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia shows.
The survey on COVID-19 mitigation related to economic interest and health, conducted from Sept 24 involving 30 to 1,200 respondents in each of the 34 provinces, showed that 55 percent of respondents wanted the PSBB policy to be stopped to support the economy.
The poll revealed that 39 percent of respondents wanted the PSBB to be continued in order to tackle coronavirus transmission, the pollster executive director Burhanuddin Muhtadi said.
“More people want the PSBB to be lifted than those who want them to be maintained, probably because even among those who are pro-health, [they see] the policy is conducted half-heartedly in many regions. They think the PSBB policy is not the only savior for their current condition,” he said in a press conference on Sunday.
Burhanuddin said perception on PSBB implementation fluctuated between May and September, according to several surveys conducted by Indikator.
He explained that the current figure contrasted with a similar survey in May, when 50.6 percent of respondents wanted the government to continue PSBB, while only 43.1 percent wanted the policy to be ended.
There was also a change in perception in July, when 60.6 percent of respondents wanted PSBB to end and only 34.7 percent wanted the policy to stay in place.
