Hospitals in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta already at 75% capacity; Bangkok cancels vaccine appointments; India reports lowest cases since March
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With hospitals in the capital Jakarta already at 75% capacity, Indonesia fears its rise in Covid-19 cases will reach into July, Reuters reports.
The delta variant has been spreading and become “more dominant” in Jakarta and other parts of Java.
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Continue reading… Source: The Guardian: Coronavirus live news: Indonesia fears peak in July with hospitals filling; Thailand vaccine supplies disrupted ———