[Maldives]Ibrahim Asad/Getty Images * A former luxury resort island in the Maldives has been turned into a quarantine facility to house coronavirus patients. * The facility has 30 air-conditioned rooms, and doctors will be taking care of those quarantined for free. No visitors are allowed on the island. * As of right now, the Maldives only has 13 reported cases of the coronavirus. * VISIT BUSINESS INSIDER'S HOMEPAGE FOR MORE STORIES. The Maldives has turned one of its former luxury resort islands into a quarantine facility, according to South China Morning Post. Patients will be treated on the island of Villivaru in the Kaafu Atoll, which is about 15 miles from the capital city. The resorts on the island of Villivaru were popular in the 1980s and 1990s, though they've been abandoned for years. A 2016 Medium post by Martin Blampied noted that the island can only be accessed by a private boat.SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: Pathologists debunk 13 myths about the coronavirus, including why masks won't help SEE ALSO: * Greece is banning non-residents from flocking to their second homes on local islands in a desperate bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus * Photos of packed beaches, bikeways, and hiking trails show how people are ignoring coronavirus social-distancing mandates around the world * Chicago will start renting more than 1,000 of its empty hotel rooms to house coronavirus patients or those awaiting test results SEE ALSO: LVMH ORDERED 40 MILLION FACE MASKS FROM CHINA FOR FRANCE — HERE'S HOW SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN LUXURY FASHION ARE FUNDING THE FIGHT AGAINST THE PANDEMIC DON'T MISS: PRINCE GEORGE AND PRINCESS CHARLOTTE WILL BE HOME-SCHOOLED AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, ACCORDING TO REPORTS
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