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Indonesia Adds Hospital Beds Expecting Covid Spike After Eid
People visit a traditional textile market to buy clothes before Eid, in Jakarta, Indonesia on May 9.
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Indonesia is adding hospital beds in anticipation of a jump in Covid-19 infections after Eid holidays in the country that’s home to the world’s largest Muslim population.
The number of coronavirus cases will probably increase as people continue to gather and travel during the break despite a government travel ban, with holidays usually leading to a 40%-60% jump in cases, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said in an interview on Tuesday.