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Family members of Covid-19 patients queue to refill oxygen cylinders in the Manggarai area of Jakarta. Photograph: Donal Husni/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock
Family members of Covid-19 patients queue to refill oxygen cylinders in the Manggarai area of Jakarta. Photograph: Donal Husni/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock
Thu 1 Jul 2021 20.58 EDT
Last modified on Thu 1 Jul 2021 21.00 EDT
Indonesia is tripling its oxygen supplies to hospitals as data suggests the Delta variant of coronavirus is now driving the country’s worsening outbreak, accounting for more than 60% of recent cases.
Indonesia’s health minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, told the Guardian that three-quarters of the national oxygen production used for industry would be redeployed to hospitals for the next two weeks.
Corona-Zahlen in Indonesien steigen wegen Delta-Variante
Ihre Suche in FAZ.NET -Aktualisiert am Beerdigung eines Corona-Opfers in Medan, Indonesien, am 11. Januar Bild: EPA Die Corona-Zahlen in Indonesien steigen wegen der Delta-Variante rapide. Die Notaufnahmen sind überfüllt, die Totengräber im Dauereinsatz. Präsident Widodo greift durch. 2 Min. Weitersagen abbrechen
Die Krankenhäuser in Jakarta und anderen Städten Indonesiens befinden sich aufgrund steigender Corona-Zahlen an der Grenze ihrer Aufnahmefähigkeit. Vielerorts sind schon mehr als neunzig Prozent der Betten belegt. Einige Kliniken bauen Notfallzelte unter freiem Himmel auf, versorgen Patienten in Fluren und auf Parkplätzen. Der Lungenarzt Irandi Putra Pratomo berichtet der F.A.Z. am Telefon, dass die Zahl der Patienten in seiner Covid-19-Station südlich von Jakarta schon viel höher liege als bei der ersten Welle im vergangenen Jahr. Dabei hat das Krankenha
July 02, 2021
Municipality workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry the coffin of a coronavirus victim at a burial area provided by the government for the victims of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at the Srengseng Sawah cemetery complex, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jan 25, 2021.
South China Morning Post
While the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali – home to almost 60 per cent of the population – are set for an 18-day lockdown to curb a surge in Covid-19 cases linked to the Delta variant, epidemiologists have warned that the restrictions may not be strict enough to put a dent in the numbers.
Experts point out that the emergency public activity restrictions, or “PPKM Darurat”, that come into effect from July 3-20 do not cover the entire nation, and the government is still allowing all employees in critical sectors and those based in less affected regions to work from offices. Indonesia has reported around 20,000 new cases per day since June 24.