Indonesia new 'epicentre of Asia' as virus cases skyrocket

Published July 15, 2021, 7:30 AM
JAKARTA, Indonesia – -Virus-wracked Indonesia posted record daily infections topping 54,000 on Wednesday as the highly infectious Delta variant rips across the archipelago, catapulting it ahead of India as Asia’s COVID-19 epicentre.
Signage that reads ‘sorry, out of oxygen’ is seen as people queue outside an oxygen refilling shop to fill tanks for sick family members in Jakarta on July 13, 2021, as Covid-19 infections soar to record highs in Indonesia.
BAGUS SARAGIH / AFP
The Southeast Asian nation has been battered by a virus explosion that overwhelmed hospitals, leaving scores to die at home, while desperate relatives hunt for oxygen tanks to treat the sick.

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