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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
From athlete’s village to hotel, Indonesian government prepares makeshift facilities for COVID-19
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JAKARTA: Buildings in Indonesia are being converted to makeshift facilities for the COVID-19 pandemic, as the government scrambles to deal with a growing number of cases. On Monday (Mar 23), President Joko Widodo visited Jakarta’s 2018 Asian Games Athlete’s Village in Kemayoran, which has been turned into an emergency makeshift hospital to treat COVID-19 patients. Advertisement Advertisement Speaking
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Indonesia turns athletes village to emergency hospital as COVID-19 cases rise
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JAKARTA: Indonesia has turned its “Athlete’s Village” built for the 2018 Asian Games into an emergency hospital with a capacity to hold more than 4,000 patients, authorities said on Sunday (Mar 22), as coronavirus cases and deaths in the country rose. Four out of 10 towers in the Athlete’s Village, located in the country’s capital
