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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday wealthy countries should not hold onto excess stockpiles of COVID-19 vaccines, and that the world needs to work together to fight the pandemic.
FILE - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visits the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment facilities in Johannesburg, April 24, 2020.
Ramaphosa told a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum that those who have hoarded vaccines need to release them “so that other countries can have them.” The rich countries of the world went out and acquired large doses of vaccines,” Ramaphosa said. “Some countries even acquired up to four times what their population needs . to the exclusion of other countries.
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Nurse Novita Sirait, right, gives a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine to a colleague at a community health center in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The world s fourth most populous country has started giving COVID-19 vaccine to health workers this month as its first stage of a plan to vaccinate two-thirds of its population of about 270 million people. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara) January 26, 2021 - 3:47 AM
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesiaâs confirmed coronavirus infections since the pandemic began crossed 1 million on Tuesday and hospitals in some hard-hit areas were near capacity.
Indonesiaâs Health Ministry announced that new daily infections rose by 13,094 on Tuesday to bring the countryâs total to 1,012,350, the most in Southeast Asia. The total number of deaths reached 28,468.
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A woman walks past a coronavirus-themed mural honoring health workers today in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday. Indonesia has reported more cases of the virus than any other countries in Southeast Asia. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Indonesia’s confirmed coronavirus infections since the pandemic began crossed 1 million today and hospitals in some hard-hit areas were near capacity.
Indonesia’s Health Ministry announced that new daily infections rose by 13,094 today to bring the country’s total to 1,012,350, the most in Southeast Asia. The total number of deaths reached 28,468.
The milestone comes just weeks after Indonesian launched a massive campaign to inoculate two-thirds of the country’s 270 million people, with President Joko Widodo receiving the first shot of a Chinese-made vaccine. Health care workers, military, police, teachers and other at-risk populations are being prioritized for the vaccine in the world’s fourth most populous