Policy Response to COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Iqbal Rafani , Tahlim Sudaryanto

The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has been declared as a global pandemic with high number of cases and deaths in numerous countries. Indonesia has recorded as high case fatality rate of 8.03% which needs to be prevented through appropriate policy response, particularly the Presidential Regulation Number 21/2020 on Large-scale Social Restrictions. This policy is implemented since the COVID-19 has an impact on human life socially and economically including the agricultural sector. The government of Indonesia has issued some control measure policy responses including economic stimulus packages towards preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus. However, the effectiveness of policy depends upon the length of its implementation which should remain in place and the sustainability and consistency commitments of all stakeholders in the country. In the long-term, a strategy to develop a much more resilient economic and agricultural sector is called for.

Keywords: COVID-19, policy response, social restrictions, economic prevention, agriculture

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