Residents living on Payung Island, RT 06/04, Tidung Island Urban Village, South Thousand Islands Sub-district, Thousand Islands who are under self-isolation due to exposure to Covid-19 have received food aid.

South Thousand Islands Sub-district Head, Angga Saputra disclosed that the aid provided through the local urban villages was in the form of 30 chickens, one carton of chicken eggs, one box of cooking oil, one box of canned fish and one sack of rice.

"Hopefully it can help them in fulfilling their daily needs considering they really can't go out of the house during isolation," he expressed, Sunday (7/4).

Tidung Island Urban Village Head, Hafsah added, for this time, Payung Island was currently under micro lockdown status after 40 residents tested positive for Covid-19.

"To prevent and reduce the number of spreads, the health team is still tracing other residents suspected of having a history of contact with Covid patients," he stated.