This footage was filmed and produced 5 July 2021.

Just two months ago, Indonesia was coming to a gasping India’s aid. Now, Jakarta is experiencing a severe new wave of Covid-19 that has led oxygen prices to jump and the Red Cross to warn of a looming catastrophe. On July 1, Indonesia recorded nearly 25,000 new infections and 504 deaths, after recording less than 200 daily deaths a month ago, with a large share of new infections occurring in its populous capital. This week, president Joko Widodo announced new social restrictions to take effect from tonight, including a ban on restaurant dining, shifting non-essential workers to working from home, and limiting travel.

The video shows almost empty shopping centers as after being hit by the city's semi-lockdown in anticipation of a spike in the COVID-19 outbreak, malls in Jakarta chose to close during the Central Government's implementation of the Emergency Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) in Java and Bali. Jakarta, which has been the center of government, business center, and center of cultural activities for national and international communities, was forced to close access to integration between cities.

The video also highlight the bustling business center of the Senen triangle, Central Jakarta, which has recently been quiet. Even the magnificent buildings of the Cempaka Mas shopping center, which are integrated with bus transit stops between the cities of Central Jakarta, East Jakarta, North Jakarta, and South Jakarta, are like silent monuments. Meanwhile, the Cililitan Wholesale Center in East Jakarta, which is integrated with bus transit terminals and stops, still shows the defense of business and activities. Inside the mall, there are usually quite well-known mobile phone service outlets and sales agents for pulse traders. With the mall closing during the semi-lockdown 3-20 July 2021, many store owners were forced to go down to the gates and front streets of the mall to sell cellphone services. They do that because they have nowhere else to go to secure the business they depend on for their livelihood. On the terrace of the Cililitan Wholesale Center, a covid-19 test clinic has actually been present since July 1, 2021, because after all, the place is not as quiet as other malls, because it is connected to terminals and bus stops that Jakartans still use. And its existence is also a supporter of food outlets that choose to remain open even though they only serve drive orders.

Some interview transcripts:

1) Video 'After 5 years of having a cellphone outlet in the mall, now cats and cats are on the road';
Rio, Teo. and friends (Owners of the Cililitan Wholesale Center HP service outlet) admitted that it has been 5 years since he opened outlets in the mall.

Rio: There are 5 years
AG: 5 years have a shop here?
Rio: Yes
AG: Usually sell out?
Rio: Yes, there is
AG: What about during the pandemic?
Rio: During the pandemic there is no income if the mall is closed
AG: But what about the rent for the booth, do you get any dispensation?
Rio: Usually there are dispensations
AG: Any help from the government?
Rio: Oh, nothing
AG: Which help is for small entrepreneurs?
Rio: No such help?
AG: With you holding activities in front of this mall, is there a permit from the mall owner/entrepreneur?
Teo: Wow, this is running around, cat and mouse
AG: Oh, I mean, is it like this, are there people who want to ask for service?
Teo: There's only sustenance
Rio: Here we are trying
AG: How long are you going to do it this way?
Teo: Until the government gives us help
AG: Oh
Teo: If we get help, we'll stop like this. We will focus on the house. So we will make a business and focus on home. If there is no help, we will continue like this.
AG: Mas, what's your name?
Rio: I'm Rio
AG: How about Mas?
Teo: I'm Mas Teo
AG: Ok, good luck to you
Teo: Greetings to the government for help

2) Video interview with Frans Nainggolan, 'You can wait for cellphone (hp) service in front of the mall'.
AG: Do you also provide cellphone service, right? (LoL).... Cellphone service?
France: yes
AG: But you have outlets inside the mall?
Frans: I have
AG: So what if there are a lot of fans here?
France: A lot
AG: I see, because it's cheaper, huh?
AG: How long have you had a store inside the mall?
Frans: It's been over a year
AG: Oh, one more year? So how long will you be here?
Frans: Until the 20th
AG: Oh, until the 20th? ok, what's your name?
Frans: I'm Frans, Frans Nainggolan.
AG: Ok, Frans. Good luck, Frans.

3) Video 'Covid-19 test clinic on the Cililitan Wholesale Center page'. Interview with Interviews with clinical health workers:

AG: If people want to take a test, what are the conditions, Ma'am?
Officer: The only requirement is an ID card
AG: Oh, using an ID card? How much will it cost?
Officer: If the swab is Rp. 150,000, if the PCR is now Rp. 800,000
AG: How long does it take to get the test results?
Officer: For antigen swab 15-20 minutes, at least 1 x 24 hours, for rapid antigen tests 12-15 minutes.
AG: Accurate, huh? So far accurate?
Officer: Accurate
AG: From here, did anyone get tested and the result was positive?
Officer: Yes
AG: A lot? Of the many who checked, how many percent were positive?
Officer: Out of 10 people there is 1 person
AG: How many people have checked in here?
Officer: More or less, less than 20 people
AG: From July 1st, huh? Thank you.

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