Indonesia

On 28 January, at least eight individuals were suspected to be infected by the coronavirus in various provinces, including four individuals in Central Java, one in East Java, two in West Java, and one in West Papua.

A total of 135 airport gates and port docks have been installed with thermal scanners by the Ministry of Health. They have also provided 100 hospitals with isolation rooms. Indonesia will not send any representatives to 2020 Lingshui China Masters.

On 2 February, a plane from Wuhan which evacuated Indonesians landed at Hang Nadim Airport, Batam. They will be isolated in the island of Natuna and tested whether they carry the virus or not.

Indonesia banned all flights from and to Mainland China starting from 5 February. The government also stopped giving free visa and visa on arrival for Chinese nationals. They banned those who live or stay in Mainland China for at least 14 days before from entering or transiting Indonesia. Indonesians are discouraged from travelling to China.

Coronavirus: 42 travellers denied entry to Sarawak thus far

9th February 2020 Wolfgang Holzem 0

Of the total, 22 were Chinese nationals, seven from Hong Kong, six from Indonesia, four from Brunei and one each from Great Britain, Japan and Singapore. — Picture via Facebook/ Noor Hisham Abdullah
KUCHING, Feb 7 — The Sarawak Immigration Department has refused entry to a total of 42 foreigners at its visitor arrival screening points from February 1 until 7am this morning, the State Disaster Management Committee on 2019 novel coronavirus said.
In a statement today, the committee said the screenings were done at the airports in Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu, Miri, and Mulu, as well as the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) border checkpoints at Biawak near Lundu, Sungai Tujoh (Miri) and Mengkalap (Lawas).
“Of the total being refused entry, 22 were Chinese nationals, Hong Kong (seven), Indonesia (six), Brunei (four) and one each from Great Britain, Japan and Singapore. They were refused entry as their passports had shown that they had been to China within the last 14 days,” ..