Indonesia reports record COVID-19 cases, orders oxygen supplies
The Hindu
Indonesia is fighting a devastating new virus outbreak fuelled by the highly contagious delta variant that has stretched parts of the health system to breaking point.
Indonesia reported on Tuesday a record increase of coronavirus infections, as authorities unveiled plans to order liquid oxygen and tens of thousands of concentrators from abroad to treat patients suffering from the respiratory disease. The Southeast Asian nation is fighting a devastating new virus outbreak fuelled by the highly contagious delta variant that has stretched parts of the health system to breaking point. The COVID-19 task force announced 47,899 new cases, the sixth daily record in the past 10 days and up about sevenfold from a month ago, with total infections now topping 2.6 million.More Related News
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