Rapid virus spread through Indonesia taxes health workers

Health workers prepare to treat a COVID-19 patient at the Dr. Suyoto General Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 29, 2021. As coronavirus cases skyrocket and deaths climb in Indonesia, health care workers are being depleted as the virus spares nobody.

Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, had its deadliest day with 2,069 deaths from COVID-19 last Tuesday and fatalities remain high. As of Sunday, total official cases stood at more than 3.4 million with 97,291 deaths, though with poor testing and many people dying at home, the real figures are thought to be considerably higher.As the region grapples with a new coronavirus wave fueled by the delta variant, Indonesia’s death rate hit a 7-day rolling average of 6.

Acknowledging the risks faced by health care workers, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said Monday that a top priority is giving them a third booster vaccine dose. Most who have been vaccinated have received Sinovac, which appears to be less effective against the delta variant, and Indonesia has already begun administering booster shots.

Between his own coronavirus infections, Pahlepi and his wife had their first child — a daughter who is now 5 months old — and he said it’s been particularly hard as a new father to see so many children admitted for treatment with relatively severe symptoms.

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Wouldn’t those health care workers be vaxxed...interesting.

Grammar matters to nobody (or no one) at the AP

morgfair Terrible loss of life. Are there any numbers of how many nurses were lost too?

It's scary to think that if things get bad enough health care workers may just abandon their jobs if they fear for their lives by just showing up at work

“Now, as the DeltaVariant spreads through the country, most of the patients arriving at the emergency room with medium and severe symptoms are children and young adults.” A mustread for any AntiVaxxer antimasker

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Tragic

Question is, were those health care workers and doctors vaxxed? Statistics show, highly likely.

NastyOldWomyn Horrible.

This is horrible

How horrible

Fake news!

Those numbers seem off. How reliable are they?

Sounds like more boogie man media. If are aren’t scared enough to take the profit shot maybe you will be now.

Thats alot of doctors

Damn

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The vaccine is killing them and they are just blaming covid. That’s been the plan all along. Wake up people!

Many cases and deaths are also not reported

YOU SEE..WE ARE JUST LUCKY WE HAVE TO BRAVE IF YOU WANT TO BE VERY CLOSE TO SICK PERSON, EVEN WITH MASKS...

E dire che a tutt'oggi c'è ancora l'imbecille che ti dice che non esiste il covid, che si tratta solo di un'influenza. Sorvolando sui coloro che non si vaccinano, meno intelligenti di un bue.

My god, this is horrifying. 💔

😢 this is sobering and tragic

Nobody cares lol can’t wait for my upcoming vacation wooooo

Estúpidosss, NO SE DAN CUENTA QUE SE QUIEREN QUEDAR EN EL PODER PARA SIEMPRE? Qué clase de cobardes están en el Parlamento? Si no los sacan AHORA no los van a sacar nunca!!Qué esperan?VacanciaPedroCastilloYDinaBoluarte VacanciaPedroCastilloYDinaBoluarte

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