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Health Ministry holds meeting on virus outbreak
Officials gathered for a meeting at the Health Ministry in Jakarta on Tuesday to discuss the outbreak of a coronavirus in Wuhan, China, following confirmation from Chinese authorities that the disease can spread among humans.
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A woman (left) leaves the Wuhan Medical Treatment Center in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, on Jan. 12. (AFP/Noel Celis)
Officials gathered for a meeting at the Health Ministry in Jakarta on Tuesday to discuss the outbreak of a coronavirus in Wuhan, China, following confirmation from Chinese authorities that the disease can spread among humans.
Meanwhile, amid reports of a fourth virus-related death, officials at the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing and the Consulate General in Hong Kong said Indonesians residing in China were safe.
“We’re currently having a meeting at the ministry regarding the latest developments regarding the Wuhan coronavirus,” Anas Ma’ruf, who heads the health office at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, said on the sidelines of the meeting.
He added that the meeting specifically discussed the virus’s ability to spread from human to human.
The Health Ministry’s surveillance and quarantine director, Vensya Sitohang, added that the meeting had discussed the country’s readiness to address the disease.
