Emergency Tents Erected outside Jakarta Hospitals as Covid-19 Cases Surge

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A patient rests on the floor at a temporary tent outside the emergency ward of a government hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, June 25, 2021. Indonesia is shifting medical emergency units in Jakarta to tents outside hospitals to create more room for COVID-19 beds, the health minister said, as authorities scramble to boost hospital capacity amid a spike in coronavirus cases. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

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Farhan Subagja, 18, takes care of his mother, Sarinah Tato, a 65-year-old patient suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a temporary tent outside the emergency ward of a government hospital in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, June 25, 2021. The world's fourth most populous nation reported that overall coronavirus cases topped 2 million this week, while Thursday's 20,574 rise in infections was the biggest since the start of the pandemic. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

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A patient suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rests on a velbed at a temporary tent outside the emergency ward of a government hospital in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, June 25, 2021. The virus surge has piled pressure on a fragile healthcare system, with hospitals in some cities nearing full capacity, while hundreds of healthcare workers have tested positive for the respiratory disease and at least 10 who were fully vaccinated have died. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

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A patient suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sits on a velbed at a temporary tent outside the emergency ward of a government hospital in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, June 25, 2021. In the capital Jakarta, the isolation bed occupancy rate hit 90% on Wednesday, while the ICU (intensive care unit) rate was at 86%, according to Governor Anies Baswedan. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

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A woman adjusts a non-rebreather mask for her 59-year-old father who is suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a temporary tent outside the emergency ward of a government hospital in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

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Healthcare workers prepare to assist COVID-19 patients at a temporary tent outside the emergency ward of a government hospital in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

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