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The Red Cross has warned that Indonesia is “on the brink of disaster” as coronavirus infections caused by more deadly Delta variants across the country are pushing the health system to collapse.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Tuesday that urgent increases are needed in medical care, testing and vaccinations in the Southeast Asian nation, as the hospital is already facing a medical emergency that threatens health supplies. in the capital, Jakarta and other areas.

“Every day we are seeing this Delta variant approaching Indonesia on the brink of a COVID-19 disaster,” Indonesian IFRC chief Jan Gelfand said in a statement.

“We need fast lightning around the world so that countries like Indonesia can get the vaccines needed to prevent tens of thousands of deaths. We need to focus on putting vaccines in the arms of all adults who are most at risk and have the virus.”

The latest numbers from the Indonesian COVID working group on Monday showed nearly 20,700 new cases in a day, bringing the total to more than 2.1 million since the pandemic began. There were more than 57,500 coronaviruses that killed another 423 people.

Added to the dire situation is the country’s slow pace of vaccination, with less than 5 percent of the 270 million population fully vaccinated – or about 13.1 million people, according to the Ministry of Health. At least 27.4 million have received the first dose.

Indonesia is mostly using the Sinovac vaccine from China to inoculate the population after participating in the final phase test of the owner.

The IFRC has stated that Indonesia has an imbalance in vaccines around the world by getting at least 360 million doses needed to vaccinate 70 percent of the population – an ideal threshold set by the World Health Organization to achieve herd immunity.

As the case progresses, President Widodo’s administration is considering plans to implement the closure, the Singapore Straits Times reported on Tuesday. Widodo is expected to meet with health officials on Tuesday to discuss plans.

‘Collapse close’

On Friday, doctors in West Java province, outside Jakarta, said the bed occupancy rate in hospitals was over 90 per cent, and some hospitals over 100 per cent, promoting the health care system “Near the fall.”

In Jakarta, the rise in cases has forced hospitals to set up emergency shops, according to the Detik news website. They have also appealed to the government to turn the Gelora Bung Karno sports center in the capital into an emergency hospital, Kompas TV reported on Tuesday.

It has also reported that nearly 1,000 health workers in Indonesia have been killed since the pandemic began, with the country’s medical association on Friday confirming 401 medical deaths, 14 of which were fully included.

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This month, more than 300 doctors and health workers embedded in Central Java were also found infected with COVID-19.

More than 20% of Indonesia’s COVID-19 tests are positive, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, which is likely to spread more than the number of people who are sick and infected than the headlines indicate.

“We are seeing a record number of infections, but every statistic is a person who is suffering, suffering or struggling with people who love him,” said Sudirman Said, the secretary general of the Indonesian Red Cross.

In Bogor, West Java, the Red Cross COVID-19 hospital is described as “overcrowded,” with patients and their families traveling by the hour to receive essential medical care, according to Sudirman.

With the support of the IFRC, the Red Cross has stepped up its efforts to care for patients across the country, with nearly 6,500 volunteers performing tests that provide medical services, get vaccinated and transported to the hospital.

The rise in Indonesian cases has also forced the government to delay the reopening of Bali to international tourism.

Indonesian Tourism and Economic Culture Minister Sandiaga Uno said that although 71% of Balinese have already received the first dose of vaccine, the government will wait for cases to fall significantly before allowing international travelers to return to the island.