Rows of trucks and wooden ships line up in the port of Sunda Kelapa, North Jakarta.

Workers are seen going back and forth as they load and unload items while the plying transport trucks leave a trail of dust as one of the oldest ports in Indonesia recommences operations.

The hustle and bustle at this port has returned following the enactment of the coronavirus-related transitional large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) since June 5. 

The vicinity looked deserted during the PSBB period as people were strongly urged to adhere to physical distancing measures.

"Now it is crowded again. During the PSBB period, there were only three trucks a day (loading and unloading goods),” a port security officer said.

Jakarta is transitioning to the “new normal” in its COVID-19 mitigation efforts as the previously tight PSBB has been relaxed. Though people have been urged to continue to follow the COVID-19 prevention protocols.

"During the PSBB, it was hard to earn money. Now you can get Rp 30,000 a day,” Walid, a porter from Tegal, Central Java, said.

He has been a porter for 30 years at the historical port.

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