We have actually used all the procedures firmly and effectively. Obviously, it is essential for us to guarantee that the crew members of the fishing vessels we have actually dealt with, deported or handed to the appropriate firm are in good health
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has actually performed quick tests on 118 team members of fishing vessels involved in unlawful fishing in Indonesia and all of them have evaluated negative for the unique coronavirus illness 2019 (COVID-19).
The ministry in cooperation with the Batam City COVID-19 Task Force conducted the fast tests on the crew members of the fishing vessels dealing with legal procedure at he Batam marine and fisheries supervision (PSDKP) port in Riau Islands Province on Saturday, Director General of Marine and Fishery Resources Monitoring Tb Haeru Rahayu said here on Sunday.
The fast tests were targeted at making sure that the ministry has actually complied with the COVID-19 avoidance protocols in dealing with the team members of fishing vessels involved in unlawful fishing, Haeru stated.
He stated the ministry had actually firmly applied the COVID-19 avoidance procedures to the crew members of the fishing vessels.
The ministry screened the temperature levels of the crew members in association with the port health workplace before they took quick tests, he said,
In addition, Detectives questioned the crew members of fishing vessels by keeping physical range and avoiding close contact with them.
” We have used all the procedures firmly and correctly. Obviously, it is very important for us to make sure that the crew members of the fishing vessels we have actually dealt with, deported or handed to the appropriate company are in health,” he said.
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