Shortages of beds, oxygen and staff reported across island of Java as number of cases rise sharply
Hospitals across the Indonesian island of Java are running out of oxygen, medicines, beds and even staff as a sharp rise in Covid cases pushes the country’s health system to the brink.
Indonesia, which is facing one of the worst outbreaks in Asia, announced 31,189 new cases and 728 fatalities on Tuesday, both record highs. The government said it was sourcing supplies of oxygen from Singapore to ease shortages.
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