PORT DICKSON: The popular seaside destination here has reopened to the public with many holidaymakers adhering to standard operating procedures under the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO).
A survey by the New Straits Times revealed many had chosen Port Dickson as a weekend getaway spot.
Trader, Diana Abd Manan, 37, said she recently resumed her business selling swimming trunks and floats after it was closed since the Movement Control Order was imposed on March 18.
"Throughout the MCO, traders like me were badly affected as this is my family's only source of income. But I am thankful because customers are buying my wares as they have been arriving to vacation here. This resort town had been deserted for the past three months," said Diana, who survived the last three months by selling women's wear online.
A visitor, Jody Chew, 35, from Kuala Lumpur, was with her husband Kevin Jo Kok Wai, 36, and their two children aged five and nine. The family of four checked into the Avillion Hotel, Port Dickson, for a holiday.
"My children were bored when they had to stay at home during the MCO. Since the interstate travel ban was lifted, we're taking the opportunity for a family vacation.
"Port Dickson is a perfect place for the children to occupy their time," she said.
Another visitor, Mohd Salorwadi Mohd Noor, 45, from Ipoh, Perak, said he jumped at the chance to visit his wife's side of the family in Port Dickson.
"My wife and I took our 10-month-old daughter Nurduha Sofia to take her first dip in the sea. She's my youngest child and she's never been to the beach.
"It is a good spot to holiday as the stretch of beaches were wide enough to practice social distancing. We can avoid crowding to prevent any spread of Covid-19."
Meanwhile, Port Dickson Municipal Council president Mohd Zamri Mohd Esa said all the beaches here has been reopened with several SOPs in place.
"Unfortunately, since the RMCO began, we have received complaints about rubbish being strewn along some of the public beaches due to the crowds.
"We will find a mechanism to prevent people from littering the beaches besides stepping up enforcement and imposing compounds. We will also consider setting up closed circuit television," he said when contacted.