hospitalsacrossIndonesiaareclosetobreakingpointwithcovid 19 patientsthatthecountrypasthalf a millioncasesofthediseaseonMondaydeathsalsohit a grimmilestoneonthesameday, surpassing 16 0 patientoccupancyat 27.
ReferralhospitalsinthecapitalofWestJavaprovince, hometoalmost 50 millionpeople, was 88.8%.
Morethan 502,000 infectionshavebeenrecordedinIndonesia, a publichealthexpertssayshortfallsintestingandcontacttracingsuggeststherealnumbersarelikelytobesignificantlyhigher.
Jakarta, whererelativelyloosesocialrestrictionsremaininplaceuntiltheendofnextweek.
Localsmetthemilestonewithglumresignation.
DoweknowRonnieis a traderatonemarketinthecapital?
Oureconomyiscrumblingandthere's a decreaseinpeople's purchasingpower.
Welost 90% ofoursales.
Also, there's anairoffearamongthepeople.
Ifwewanttostart a business, itwillmeet a deadend.
I wouldsayIndonesia's economyisfallingat 100%.
Yes, epidemiologistswornIndonesia's strugglewiththevirusisfarfromover, onewasquoted a sayinginfectionratesarestillincreasinginallprovinces.