Maldives converts luxury resorts to coronavirus quarantine centers

Idyllic island hotels repurposed after tourism industry decimated

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The Maldivian government sealed off two tourist islands, Kuredu and Sandies Bathala, after a coronavirus scare among German holidaymakers.  © AP

MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Asia regional correspondent

BANGKOK -- The Maldives is turning remote luxury resort hotels in the idyllic archipelago into quarantine facilities in a bid to insulate the remote Indian Ocean nation from the spreading coronavirus pandemic.

Tourism Minister Ali Waheed revealed the new containment strategy over the weekend after 13 cases for COVID-19 were confirmed.

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