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Alarming surge in Covid-19 cases spreads fear in Indonesia
With hospitals nearing capacity amid a sluggish vaccination program, the Muslim-majority nation faces anxious times
A woman walks near a mural dedicated to health workers in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 24. (Photo: AFP)
A dramatic spike in new coronavirus cases could force Indonesia back to ground zero. Many hospitals are running out of beds and health equipment supplies are depleting.
The increase began a week after Eid al-Fitr but went out of control in the last two weeks, with cumulative cases passing 2 million. The surge is terrifying as it took 11 months for a million cases to be recorded but only five months for the number to double.