First bus passengers from Singapore head to Johor Baru for family reunions

an Hui Yang (in floral top) and her aunt Sherry Sim, both in the education sector, waiting for the bus to Malaysia at Queen Street Bus Terminal on Nov 29, 2021.- ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Biotechnologist Kelvin Teo, 35, has not been back home since March 18 last year, when Malaysia imposed a partial lockdown as the Covid-19 pandemic situation deteriorated.

Excited to see their family and friends in Johor Baru, he and his wife Christine Poh, 34, turned up at Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange at 5.30am on Monday morning (Nov 29) - 2½ hours before the first bus under the Singapore-Malaysia land vaccinated travel lane (VTL) was due to depart at 8am.