Jakarta, Sept. 29 -- Two hotels in Jakarta have begun receiving asymptomatic COVID-19 patients undergoing isolation as part of the hotel reactivation program conducted by the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry.

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Wishnutama Kusubandio noted in a statement here on Tuesday that he had worked closely with the Health Ministry to prepare isolation facilities for asymptomatic patients to avoid COVID-19 transmission to the families or other people in the neighborhood.

Under the program, accommodation has also been readied for medical workers.

"From September 26, 2020, the reactivation program of the hotel industry through the provision of facility for asymptomatic patients and medical workers has been...