Indonesia Awaits China’s OK to Evacuate Citizens
The Indonesian government is awaiting confirmation from China to evacuate its citizens from Hubei province, the epicenter of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
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A man walks past a sign for the isolation ward on Tuesday (28/1/2020) at the Sulianti Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital (RSPI) in North Jakarta. The national hospital is one of 100 referral hospitals in the country, and has readied its isolation ward for admitting and treating patients with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that originated in Wuhan, China.
The Indonesian government is awaiting confirmation from China to evacuate its citizens from Hubei province, the epicenter of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS —The Indonesian government plans to evacuate all Indonesians currently stuck in several cities in Hubei province, China, the epicenter of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. It is still working out the technical details of the evacuation and the health screenings for evacuees once they arrive in Indonesia as it awaits recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as confirmation from the Chinese government on the evacuation.