Indonesia caught between surge, slow vaccine rollout
So far, only about 5 percent of the population have been vaccinated.
By EDNA TARIGAN and VICTORIA MILKOAssociated Press
Share
Men pray during the burial of a relative at Rorotan Cemetery, which is reserved for those who died of COVID-19, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday.
JAKARTA, Indonesia Sri Dewi stood in the graveyard with her family, waiting their turn to bury her brother. He suffered a stroke and needed oxygen, but there wasn’t any in a hospital overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.
“We took him to this hospital, but there was no room for him,” said Dewi. “The hospital was out of oxygen.”
Australia
Dewi
Jawa-timur
Indonesia
United-states
India
Jakarta
Jakarta-raya
Indonesians
Indonesian
Siti-nadia-tarmizi
Dicky-budiman