Covid is under control, mall occupancy is predicted to increase by 30 percent during Ramadan

KOMPAS.com – Occupancy or occupancy rate shopping center predicted to increase 15-30 percent during the month Ramadhan until Hari Raya Eid Al-Fitr 2022.

Chairman of the Indonesian Shopping Center Management Association (APPBI) Alphonzus Widjaja said that this was influenced by high vaccination achievements, control of health protocols and improving economic conditions.

Furthermore, the projected increase is expected to be able to contribute to an increase in the average level of occupancy shopping center 2022 to 70-80 percent.

“Increased visits during the month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr This year, it is hoped that the average visit rate to shopping centers will reach 70-80 percent, which is better than the previous year,” explained Alphonzus when contacted. Kompas.comFriday (11/3/2022).

In addition, APPBI is also optimistic that this year’s performance will be better than previous years.

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It is known that in 2022, shopping center visits will only reach 50 percent and in 2021 it will be 60 percent when compared to before the pandemic.

Meanwhile, to anticipate the spread of Covid-19, shopping centers will still apply strict rules.

As before, visitors times must have carried out vaccinations and scanned through the application CareProtect.

Visitors also still have to carry out body temperature checks, maintain distance, wear masks to stay away from crowds.

This is because the potential for transmission of the corona virus in shopping centers is still high because these locations involve direct interaction of large numbers of people.

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To support this, managers are asked to eliminate or avoid activities and events that have the potential to cause crowds.

Shopping center have a system to count the number of visitors and have an SOP that can be applied at any time if there is an indication or it is detected that the number of visitors will exceed capacity maximum.

“Entrance to the shopping center will be temporarily closed until the number of visitors inside the shopping center decreases,” concluded Alphonzus.

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