Indonesia bracing up for coronavirus; Authorities rush to finish Sebaru island for quarantine.

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Indonesian authorities are moving fast to ensure that the facilities on Sebaru Kecil Island are finished for observing the evacuees from the World Dream cruise ship in Hong Kong, which was released from quarantine on Feb. 9.

The World Dream crewmen had already tested negative during their quarantine in Hong Kong, but authorities are taking no chances amid concerns over the increasing spread of the novel coronavirus outside China.

The uninhabited island, which is part of the Thousand Islands archipelagic regency of Jakarta, will be "home" for 188 Indonesian nationals who arrived on Wednesday afternoon to start their 14 days of observation.

The newly refurbished facilities were inspected on Thursday by the joint team managing the quarantine, comprising personnel from the Office of the Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister, the Health Ministry, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police.

The necessary medical and security equipment were shipped on Wednesday from Jakarta aboard the TNI's KRI Banda Aceh and unloaded on Sebaru early Thursday. The TNI also provided a helicopter in the case of emergencies.

More than 760 personnel from the TNI and the BNPB, as well as a medical team from the Health Ministry, have been deployed to Sebaru for the 14-day observation protocol as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

With files from The Jakarta post.

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