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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.
Number of recipients of second COVID-19 dose tops 5.7 mln
5 hours ago 5 hours ago Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Task Force for COVID-19 Handling has reported that as many as 5,713,404 Indonesians have received both doses of the coronavirus vaccine as of Thursday.
The total number of people receiving the two doses of the vaccine increased by 144,547 on Thursday compared to the previous day.
The increased number of second dose recipients is lower than that of the first dose recipients that the task force recorded at 118,867.
Meanwhile, the total number of Indonesians who have received the first dose of the vaccine has reached 10,596,373.
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Indonesians recovering from COVID-19 have been supporting each other in an online community while also reporting stigma and discrimination, including in the workplace.