Jakarta –
Cases of COVID-19 in the country are crazy, cases in some areas are increasing every day. This condition also turned out to cause panic buying from the public to medical devices to medicines, especially for the treatment of COVID-19.
“Panic buying triggered when people feel supply limited. Selected goods are still experiencing panic buying at this time, such as oxygen cylinders, certain drugs, especially related to tools and drugs for those affected by COVID-19,” said Managing Director of Political Economy and Policy Studies (PEPS) Anthony Budiawan to detik.com Friday (2/7/2021).
Meanwhile, according to the Research Director of the Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Indonesia, Piter Abdullah, the public does not need to panic because this Emergency PPKM is only enforced for 17 days and the market does not close during the regulation. People can also buy groceries online.
“Who do panic buying just selfish people. I’m sure it won’t happen. There’s no reason to panic buying. This emergency PPKM does not close all markets. People can buy groceries online, the supply is very sufficient. Emergency PPKM is also only 17 days, there is no need to panic,” he said.
For comparison, from monitoring detik.com In two supermarkets, it doesn’t look like it’s there panic buying for basic needs. At the TipTop supermarket, Ciputat, South Tangerang, starting in the morning around 09.30 the queue of visitors in front of the entrance was observed to be snaking. This queue is caused by TipTop limiting the number of visitors who enter. Security guards allow visitors who queue to enter if there are already a number of visitors who have left and the pause is long enough.
The number of visitors’ shopping is still fairly reasonable, even though the use of trolleys is dominated and the average is full and rarely uses the basket. However, there were no visitors who shopped excessively because the stock of basic necessities there seemed to be still available.
While at the second location, Supermarket Days, Bintaro, South Tangerang were observed to be crowded. The condition in the queue to go to the cashier is not too long. From monitoring detik.com all 17 cashiers were opened by Hari-Days. All cashiers look busy transacting groceries from visitors.
When asked to one of the visitors, whether the current shopping activities are responding to the emergency PPKM policy that will take effect tomorrow, he admitted that they are not. This is part of the monthly shopping activities carried out every month.
“I’m not panicking like that, okay? panic buying so. This is usually just monthly shopping, but also stock for children who work together to study at home,” he said.
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