Indonesia becomes second in Asia to hit 100,000 covid deaths
Indonesia becomes second in Asia to.
Indonesia has reached a grim milestone as more than 100,000 people died from the coronavirus, becoming the second country in Asia to breach that threshold.
After weeks of topping the world s tally of daily covid-19 deaths, Southeast Asia s largest economy added 1,747 fatalities on Wednesday, according to data from the health ministry, bringing its total number to 100,636.
Indonesia joins 11 other countries - including Brazil and India - that have lost more than 100,000 lives in the pandemic that began last year, showing how the world s epicenter for the virus is shifting beyond Europe and America to Southeast Asia. While Indonesia is adding fewer number of cases daily than the U.S., its lower vaccination coverage and less-equipped health-care system have led to higher mortality rates from the virus.
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Wildfires blaze in Athens outskirts as Greece battles worst heat in 30 years
Wildfires blaze in Athens outskirts.
Thousands of residents fled their homes in Athens as forest fires swept the north of the city, burning houses, severing electricity supplies and sending plumes of thick smoke into the air as Greece grappled with its worst heatwave in 30 years.
Emergency services worked to contain the flames, in part by sending planes to drop water from the sky. Greek officials confirmed Wednesday that at least 77 people had been hospitalized as a result of the huge blaze in the Varympompi area of Athens.
Temperatures soared to 115.3 degrees Fahrenheit earlier this week as Greece recorded its hottest day on record. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said this week that the country was facing the worst heatwave since 1987, during which more than 1,000 people died.
Will business travel ever be the same?
Will business travel ever be the sa.
While vacations and family visits have come roaring back this summer, one segment of travel is still tiptoeing after a pandemic-force hiatus: business travel.
When will it resume in full? That seems to be anyone s guess, though estimates stretch as far as 2025.
The emergence of the delta variant, uncertainty around border restrictions and the slow rollout of vaccinations to some parts of the world are variables that make it tough to predict when the old patterns of work travel will return, if ever.
In recent earnings calls, Delta and American said domestic business travel had reached 40 and 45 percent, respectively, of 2019 levels by June. Even with the business recovery fairly muted, the number of passengers at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints was up significantly compared to 2020, nearing or topping 2 million almost every day of the past month.
The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for a halt on booster shots of coronavirus vaccines through at least September, as poorer countries struggle to access doses, even for high-risk populations such as health-care workers and the elderly.