The country seeks help after 728 registrations a day

L ‘Indonesia Is on the red line after the rise of events
Govit-19 The delta is connected with the variance. On Tuesday, the Southeast Asian nation set a new daily death record with 72,000 deaths, for 31,000 new cases. It is one of the countries with the highest mortality
With Russia (737) And Brazil on the same day (695).

According to figures released by the Indonesian Ministry of Health, the daily death toll on Monday was 558, for 29,745 cases of fresh contamination. The world’s fourth-most populous country, with a population of about 270 million, has seen its daily number of cases quadruple in less than a month. Faced with the situation, the government is seeking the help of other countries China.

10,000 oxygen concentrators from Singapore

“We have contacted Singapore, China and other sources for assistance,” said Luh Pinser, a member of the government. Indonesia thus hastily imported 10,000 oxygen concentrates from Singapore: devices aimed at people suffering from respiratory problems.

“If we feel we do not have enough supplies, we will order oxygen from other countries. The government on Monday ordered that all oxygen supplies be sent to hospitals that are overcrowded due to the influx of corona virus patients. He warned against the” bad situation “that the daily number of new infections could reach 50,000.

Crowded hospitals turn away patients

“The health care system is on the brink of collapse, hospitals are overcrowded, oxygen supplies are scarce and health services in Java and Bali are struggling to cope with this upsurge in the number of patients with a condition.” Crowded hospitals turn patients away, and hopeless families die at home, forcing them to seek oxygen to care for the sick.

In total, officially, 2.3 million people have been infected with the corona virus in Indonesia, which has killed 61,140 people. Experts believe that these figures are below the truth due to the lack of adequate tests and case detection. Indonesia has set a target of vaccinating more than 180 million people early next year. But at this point, only 5% of the population has received both levels.