People wait to receive the Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination centre in Banda Aceh on Saturday, July 24, 2021. - AFP
JAKARTA, July 24 (Bloomberg): The pandemic has a new epicenter, with Indonesia taking the lead in the dismal Covid-19 stakes after a recent streak of 50,000 infections a day.
The surge in the world’s fourth-most populous country is being accompanied by what are now tragically familiar stories. Hospitals are short of life-saving oxygen and drugs, and people are dying alone, their loved ones absent or behind protective screens. Indonesia is seeing more than 1,000 virus fatalities every day, with a fresh record of 1,566 deaths registered on Friday.
