S1E70: Indonesia's Covid-19 crisis deepens: Asian Insider Ep 73

Asian Insider Ep 73: Indonesia's Covid-19 crisis deepens

10:08 mins

Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.

A lack of vaccinations and leaky travel bans fuelled Indonesia's new Covid-19 cases, correspondent Linda Yulisman tells Asian Insider.

1. Introduction 0:00
2. What led to the surge in infections? 1:23
3. Hospital beds in Java filling up fast. 3:13 
4. 5% of population fully vaccinated so far 5:08
5. Many of us know people who have died 7:19

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team

Edited by: ST Video team and Hadyu Rahim

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