Indonesian evacuees from Wuhan to be freed from quarantine on Saturday

People wear protective face masks while waiting at a boarding area at the Raden Sadjad airport in Ranai on Natuna Island in Riau Islands on Feb. 3. Evacuees from Wuhan in China, mostly students, landed on Feb 2 on the remote island where they are being quarantined until Feb 15. - AFP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The government has said the 238 Indonesian citizens evacuated from Wuhan and surrounding areas of Hubei province, China, will be able to leave the quarantine area in Natuna, Riau Islands, if they remain healthy until the end of the 14-day observation period on Saturday (Feb 15).

Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy said on Thursday (Feb 13) taht the ministry and the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) had finalised plans to release the evacuees once the observation period ended.