23 March 2020 – Hotel turned into emergency hospital to help with growing number of cases

Type of Intervention: Financial Support, Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Health
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Ministry of State Owned Enterprises

Overview: Joko Widodo has opened Wisma Atlet Kemayoran in Jakarta as a temporary hospital for patients with sympoms of COVID-19. It can currently accommodate 3000 patients, but will eventually be able to have 7700 in-patients. The government will look to duplicate this effort across Indonesia.
Full details here: https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/4209977/headline-wisma-atlet-kemayoran-jadi-rs-darurat-penanganan-corona-covid-19-bagaimana-dengan-daerah

Type of Justification: Considered a necessary escalation of measures
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government