Indonesia Becomes, COVID-19 Epicenter, After Reporting Record Number of New Cases.<br />On July 14, Indonesia reported 54,000 new cases of<br />COVID-19, a single-day record for the island nation. .<br />Indonesia has officially overtaken<br />hard-hit India to become the new epicenter<br />for the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. .<br />Experts fear that the situation is even more<br />dire than it appears, as not enough people<br />are being tested for the virus.<br />A collaborative health survey found that nearly half<br />of the 10.6 million residents in Jakarta, Indonesia’s<br />capital, may have contracted COVID-19.<br />If the spread continues to accelerate, experts believe<br />Indonesia’s health care system could crumble. .<br />90,000 of Indonesia’s<br />120,000 hospital beds are<br />reportedly occupied. .<br />90,000 of Indonesia’s<br />120,000 hospital beds are<br />reportedly occupied. .<br />Oxygen prices in the country have continued<br />to surge, with some hospitals now reportedly <br />running out of the life-saving resource. .<br />Oxygen prices in the country have continued<br />to surge, with some hospitals now reportedly <br />running out of the life-saving resource. .<br />Just 5.5 percent of Indonesia’s population is<br />fully vaccinated against COVID-19. .<br />In Jakarta, only 18 percent of the city’s<br />population is fully vaccinated. .<br />President Joko Widodo called vaccines crucial to the<br />country’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. .<br />Fair and equal access to vaccines<br />must be guaranteed since we see<br />there is still a wide gap in vaccine<br />access throughout the country, Joko Widodo, via CNN
