Navy quarantines 188 Indonesian World Dream crew members in Jakarta

A passenger gazing out from a balcony on the World Dream cruise ship at Kai Tak cruise terminal in Hong Kong on Feb 5. - AFP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The government transported 188 Indonesian nationals working as crew members aboard the World Dream cruise ship to the relatively uninhabited Sebaru Island, part of Jakarta, on Wednesday (Feb 26) for quarantine amid coronavirus concerns.

Indonesian Navy First Fleet Maritime Security Task Force commander Cdre. Yayan Sofyan said the transfer of the crew members to the Dr Soeharso naval hospital ship went according to plan.