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Dying alone in Indonesia s grim battle with Covid-19
By Valdya Baraputri
media captionIndonesia is battling an oxygen shortage amid a Covid surge
A firefighter hauling the dead from their homes, a lack of access to oxygen and a community banding together during a time of crisis. These are scenes that have emerged from Indonesia, a country currently seeing its worst Covid outbreak so far.
With more than 2.7 million infections so far - this week alone has seen record-breaking daily case numbers surpassing 50,000 - it has become Asia s new Covid epicentre.
As the new highly transmissible Delta variant continues to ravage the country, Indonesia appears to be facing a worsening crisis.