Govt mulling evacuation of Indonesians from Diamond Princess

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JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The government is considering the evacuation of the Indonesians on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy said on Thursday (Feb 20).

I already delivered the options to the president, and he will come up with the decision within two days. I believe he will make a concise decision like when we evacuated our people from Wuhan, ” Muhadjir said, referring to China's epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak.

“We will not evacuate infected citizens because they have to undergo treatment in Japan. We will only evacuate the uninfected ones. However, it is important to note that this is different from Wuhan since they are on a ship, ” he added. “[The quarantine will] probably be in Natuna [Riau Islands]. We’ve already offered several options to the President, and he may still consider it, ” he said.

 

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