‘New Asian epicentre’: Indonesia overtakes India as Covid-19 infections surge

Rapid spread of highly infectious Delta variant triggers hospital bed and oxygen shortages

Grave diggers bury a coffin in Semarang, Java
Grave diggers bury a coffin in Semarang, Java
(Image credit: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

Indonesia is braced for its worst outbreak of Covid-19 so far after a near vertical increase in infections pushed it beyond India to become the most impacted Asian nation.

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