The Pentagon has green-lit housing to quarantine up to 1,000 people as officials work to prevent the spread of the coronavirus from overseas travel to China.

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Saturday approved the use of four military bases to house travelers should they need to be quarantined for exposure to the deadly epidemic, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

The facilities — which each contain at least 250 individual rooms — will be made available through Feb. 29 through the housing request, officials said.

“Under the request, the Department of Defense will only provide housing support, while the Department of Health and Human Services will be responsible for all care, transportation, and security of the evacuees,” the Pentagon said.

Travelers returning from the Chinese province of Hubei, where the virus emerged, are required to spend 14 days in mandatory quarantine, officials said.

Nearly 200 Americans are already quarantined at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif., after being evacuated last week on a charter plane from Wuhan, which is the capital of Hubei.

With Post wires