South China Morning Post
As the Delta variant sweeps through Indonesia, causing a record 2,069 deaths on Tuesday (July 27), regions outside the worst-hit areas of Jakarta, surrounding Java island and tourist hotspot Bali are now reporting worrying coronavirus spikes.
The province of East Kalimantan alone had reported more than 111,000 infections and over 3,000 deaths as of Wednesday, with surges reported elsewhere in Indonesian Borneo – the island the country shares with Malaysia and Brunei – as well as other regions such as Sumatra.
Fewer than seven per cent of Indonesia’s 270 million people have had more than one Covid-19 vaccine dose, with many getting the Sinovac shot that accounts for more than fourth-fifths of the 173 million vaccine doses the country has received so far.