Impact of Covid-19, Sekupang International Ferry Port Reduce Trip to Singapore

TRIBUNBATAM.id, BATAM - Since Corona virus outbreak or Covid-19, Batam City Sekupang International Port has been very quiet.

There are only 5 passengers leaving from Batam to Singapore.

Only 2 people come from Singapore to Batam.

"There are still available trips to Singapore, there aren't many just 4 trips a day," Arif said on TRIBUNBATAM.id, Thursday (2/4/2020).

Sekupang Port is still serving departures to Singapore.

"Singapore is still availablel, while Malaysia not available," Arif said.

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At the same time there appeared to be several people from health department who entered the harbor.

Their arrival is to do some checks on arriving passengers.

"Yes, I was checked up to 3 times, I guess I was quarantined, I am healthy so it was not quarantined," said one passenger NK.

Two passengers from Singapore do not stay in Batam, but only transit to other cities.

"I am waiting for my friend, to be escorted to the airport and directly to Medan today," said NK. (TRIBUNBATAM.id/Himi Heptana)

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