In order to prevent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission, Tidung Island Urban Village, South Thousand Islands tightens access for people who want to exit and enter the island by applying "open and close" system.

Access to enter and exit the island will be tightened from today until the next 14 days

Tidung Island Urban Village Head, Hafsah mentioned, this regulation was agreed collectively between urban village apparatuses, community leaders, and religious leaders.

"Access to enter and exit the island will be tightened from today until the next 14 days. It applies to all residents of Tidung Island," he asserted, Monday (3/30).

According to him, residents are allowed to do activities outside of their houses, such as woodworking, fishing, or catching fish in the nearby areas of Tidung Island.

Meanwhile, for traders who want to restock their commodities, his side suggested them to order via telephone and coordinate with the owners of Rawasaban ferry and bentor (becak motor) when it arrived at Tidung Island .

"Anyone who violates the regulation and get caught to be out of the house during the raid, will be isolated for 14 days. That is our agreement," he stated.

He hopes residents can carry out the collective agreements by not doing activities outside the house, such as gathering, while maintaining their distance with others and have a clean and healthy lifestyle.

"We reminds our residents to call or WA health center (puskesmas) officers, urban village head, or government section head whose numbers have been previously informed when they have the symptoms," he closed.