Indonesia to deploy people infected with Covid-19 to uninhabited island: Reports thesundaily Covid19 Indonesia
Women wearing protective masks stand at the sidewalk as they wait to cross the road during rush hour, after Indonesia confirmed its first cases of Covid-19, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Mar 4. — ReutersThe Indonesian government is going to use a former camp for Vietnamese refugees on the uninhabited island of Galang, the Riau Islands, to treat those infected with the new coronavirus disease , Indonesian media reported on Thursday.
According to the official, the medical centre would also be used to quarantine those with suspected Covid-19. “We shall see if this is the right time to turn the location into a special hospital to treat patients infected with novel coronavirus. Hopefully, this plan will be realised soon and the hospital can be put to use immediately, especially if there are infected patients near Galang Island,” Hadi said, as quoted by
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