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View all search resultsThe senior minister has instructed Bamkala to coordinate with the government's efforts, which also involve local administrations and the UN Refugee Agency, to increase maritime patrols to prevent the entry of additional Rohingya refugees as it seeks alternative sites to accommodate those already in the country.
The last month has seen a spike in journeys to Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh from Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh; a voyage of about 1,800 kilometers with more than 1,000 arrivals in the biggest such wave since a 2017 Myanmar military crackdown.
The rejection and quarantine of cruise ships is the latest effort by governments around the world seeking to contain the outbreak ever since Japan quarantined the Diamond Princess cruise ship and its 3,700 passengers in Yokohama after one of the passengers tested positive for the virus.
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