A nurse from Chasbullah Abdulmajid General Hospital in Bekasi, West Java, examines a suspected Covid-19 patient who was brought to the hospital on the back of a pickup truck on June 25, 2021. - JP
JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia's health minister is leading a push for stricter controls as coronavirus cases surge to unprecedented levels, according to sources familiar with government discussions.
Coronavirus infections in Indonesia have tripled in the past month, overwhelming hospitals in the capital Jakarta and other centres on the heavily populated island of Java.
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