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Maldives converts luxury resorts to coronavirus quarantine centers

Idyllic island hotels repurposed after tourism industry decimated

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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