Prognosis
Indonesia to Import Oxygen Tanks as Health System Struggles
- Nation recorded another deadliest day with 558 new fatalities
- More than 30 patients died in a hospital as oxygen ran out
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Indonesia plans to start importing oxygen tanks as the country battles a fresh wave of coronavirus infections that has overwhelmed its medical system.
Local media have reported that hospitals in Java, the country’s most populated island, are facing a shortage of oxygen. More than 30 patients died in a hospital on Saturday in Yogyakarta after it briefly ran out of supply, CNN Indonesia reported on Sunday.