Indonesia Becomes, COVID-19 Epicenter, After Reporting Record Number of New Cases.
On July 14, Indonesia reported 54,000 new cases of
COVID-19, a single-day record for the island nation. .
Indonesia has officially overtaken
hard-hit India to become the new epicenter
for the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. .
Experts fear that the situation is even more
dire than it appears, as not enough people
are being tested for the virus.
A collaborative health survey found that nearly half
of the 10.6 million residents in Jakarta, Indonesia’s
capital, may have contracted COVID-19.
If the spread continues to accelerate, experts believe
Indonesia’s health care system could crumble. .
90,000 of Indonesia’s
120,000 hospital beds are
reportedly occupied. .
90,000 of Indonesia’s
120,000 hospital beds are
reportedly occupied. .
Oxygen prices in the country have continued
to surge, with some hospitals now reportedly
running out of the life-saving resource. .
Oxygen prices in the country have continued
to surge, with some hospitals now reportedly
running out of the life-saving resource. .
Just 5.5 percent of Indonesia’s population is
fully vaccinated against COVID-19. .
In Jakarta, only 18 percent of the city’s
population is fully vaccinated. .
President Joko Widodo called vaccines crucial to the
country’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. .
Fair and equal access to vaccines
must be guaranteed since we see
there is still a wide gap in vaccine
access throughout the country, Joko Widodo, via CNN