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THE RIAU Islands Governor Ansar Ahmad said the central government’s plan to open a travel bubble between Indonesia, particularly the Riau Islands Province, and Singapore was canceled in October 2021, following an increase in COVID-19 cases in the neighboring country.
“The spread of COVID-19 in Singapore is still high. The Riau Islands Provincial Government is forced to make efforts so that domestic tourists can come to the local area, he said, while waiting for the central government’s decision regarding the opening of the Riau Islands-Singapore foreign tourist door,” said Governor Ansar Ahmad in Tanjungpinang, Wednesday (10/6).
According to him, the efforts made were to write to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) to provide travel dispensation for people between regions, no longer need to use PCR swab tests, but only antigen swab tests.
“This aims to attract domestic tourists to come to Riau Islands, without the need to incur expensive costs for the purposes of the COVID-19 PCR swab test,” he said.
Governor Ansar Ahmad said that currently tourist attractions in the region had started operating as the Riau Islands implementation of restrictions on community activities (PPKM) dropped to Level 1. COVID-19.
“We support the Lagoi tourist area to target local tourists. Hopefully the Riau Islands-Singapore travel bubble will be realized soon to support the recovery of the tourism sector as well as the regional economy. I also urge the public to remain disciplined in health protocols despite the status of PPKM level one. Follow the health protocols to prevent potential waves the third is the spread of COVID-19,” Ansar concluded. [antaranews/photo special]
