Indonesian reporter and family in self-imposed quarantine upon return from China

Officials of the Tulungagung Health Agency in East Java check on Antara journalist Irfan Ilmie and his family on Thursday. The family is in self-imposed quarantine after returning from Beijing despite testing negative for 2019-nCoV. -JP/ANN

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): An Indonesian reporter based in Beijing has put himself and his family in quarantine at his home in Tulungagung, East Java, upon their return from China.

Irfan Ilmie, who works for state-owned news agency Antara, plans to remain in quarantine with his family for 14 days since Tuesday, despite having tested negative for the novel coronavirus.