Batam - Batam Government has prepared a special public cemetery (TPU) to bury the bodies of corona patients who have died.

The location is not far from the Sei Temiang Public Cemetery (TPU), in Tanjung Riau Village, Sekupang District.

On Saturday (19/9/2020), Batamnews visited the special Covid-19 cemetery which is on an area of ​​approximately 2 hectares.

Unlike other public cemeteries, the Covid-19 special cemetery cannot be accessed carelessly. The gate in front of the cemetery was locked.

Head of the Batam Public Housing, Settlements, and Parks (Perkimtan) Service, Eryudhi Apriadi, revealed that from March 22 to September 19, 2020, 136 bodies were buried according to the Covid-19 protocol in the cemetery.

"The status varies, from suspicion (PDP) to positive Corona," said Eryudhi.

Those who were buried in the special Covid-19 tomb were also varied, ranging from children, adults to the elderly.

The bodies buried there were also not mixed. The separation of locations is based on the status of the bodies, namely positive and suspect.

"Each of them has its place," he said.

Apart from being separated from the status of the body, the location was also differentiated based on beliefs.

At that location, there was a special burial ground for Muslims and non-Muslims.

Data from the Batam Perkimtan Office said that 26 bodies were buried in the Christian cemetery, 2 bodies were buried in the Buddhist cemetery, and 108 bodies were buried in the Muslim cemetery.