Delta’s spread to Indonesia’s outer Islands spurs vaccine rush

Recovering patients enjoy the view after doing their morning exercises on the deck of the passenger ship Umsini, turned Covid-19 coronavirus isolation centre, docked in Makassar, South Sulawesi on Sunday, Aug 8, 2021. - AFP

JAKARTA, Aug 8 (Bloomberg): Coronavirus cases are starting to ease in Indonesia’s main Java island but are spreading fast in its outer regions, spurring a rush for vaccination amid a limited supply.

Christianto Senda, who lives in the mountainous town of Mollo in East Nusa Tenggara province, made the trip to a local health facility for his second jab, only to find there wasn’t enough doses available.