Denpasar Tourism Agency officials purchased food from
local merchants in the Dangin Puri neighborhood and delivered food packages to
people in need. The change happened as a result of the new curfew, which caused
stores to close early owing to the 8:00 p.m. curfew.
I Wayan Hendrayana, the Head of Denpasar Tourism and
Creative Economy Agency, stated that he acquired significant quantities of rice
bundles from numerous local sellers in the Dangin Puri Village area on Sunday
evening (18/7). “The Denpasar Mayor launched this action as a show of
solidarity to the impacted small businesses during the emergency partial
lockdown.” Hendrayana announced on Monday (19/7).
Hendrayana purchased rice packages from different
vendors and provided the meals to people in self-quarantine. In addition, he
provided meals to local merchants and parking police in the Denpasar region.
“We sincerely hope that this action will assist our
small companies who have been struggling as a result of the emergency partial
lockdown.” Handrayana added.
Previously, Denpasar Mayor IGN Jaya Negara directed
all Denpasar authorities to begin contributing to and supporting Denpasar's
economic activities by ordering food and snacks from local small vendors across
the city. Jaya Negara mandated that local vendors make a substantial amount of
money before being forced to close their businesses by the 8:00 p.m. curfew.
I Dewa Gede Rai, spokesman for the Denpasar Covid-19
Handling Task Force, urged additional government officials to participate in
the local assistance efforts. They aim to reach out to more individuals and
assist those in Denpasar who have started small companies after losing their
income from tourism.