Deaths in Indonesia from COVID-19 raises sharply
09 Jul 2021, 08:55 GMT+10
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 9 (ANI): Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous nation is grappling with COVID-19 deaths, and the numbers have doubled in two days since Wednesday.
As per Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the fast-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus has overwhelmed the largely unvaccinated country's healthcare system.
Around 5 per cent of Indonesia's 270 million people are fully vaccinated and infections have been rising for days. The country reported a record 1,040 deaths from Covid-19 on Wednesday, up from 558 deaths two days ago, reported WSJ.
Hospitals in many parts of the archipelago have run out of beds and ventilators. Fears of oxygen scarcity have led authorities to import supplies from abroad.