BATAM NEWS TODAY
NEW RULES! Indonesian Citizens from Overseas Arriving in Batam Must Obtain a Health Check at Port
Covid-19 Task Force Handling Team changed inspection procedures for Indonesian citizens who had just come from abroad, especially Indonesian workers.
However, Batam residents are welcome to return home and be asked to do self-isolation.
"Passengers who are transiting that day will also travel to their place of origin and will be contacted from their area of origin to coordinate their monitoring," he said.
Meanwhile, continued Hazril, if there were passengers who were in transit but were still waiting for their departure it would be accommodated at Asrama Haji.
While later going to the area of origin will also be coordinated monitoring with the area of origin.
"This activity will continue every day, starting from the Port to Asrama Haji," he said.
He added Batam Task Force Team prepared an emergency call or call center 112 if they wanted to report.
Health workers immediately follow up, even at dawn.
"The total number of Indonesian citizens arriving from Malaysia and Singapore on Saturday 28 March 2020 in Batam City through Batam Center International Harbor and Harbourbay International Port totaled 1,372 people," Hazril said.
As for the details, a total of 50 Indonesian citizens from Singapore came to Batam.
Through the Port of Batam Center as many as 40 people and Harbor Bay Harbor as many as 10 people.
While total Indonesian citizens from Malaysia were 1,322 people.
Through the Batam Center Harbor as many as 1,103 people and Harborbay Harbor as many as 219 people.
Indonesian Citizens staying at Asrama Haji numbered 16 people.
There were no symptoms of illness, and some went home Sunday (3/29/2020) and Monday (3/30/2020) to their respective regions. (TribunBatam.id/Roma Uly Sianturi)
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