Indonesia on the verge of a coronavirus ‘catastrophe’, Red Cross warns

People wait for their turn to get the Sinovac vaccine during a mass Covid-19 vaccination held by the Indonesia military in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia (Binsar Bakkara/AP)

Indonesia needs to urgently increase medical care, testing and vaccinations as the number of new infections in the country has rapidly increased and left it “on the edge of a Covid-19 catastrophe”, the Red Cross said.

The group said its coronavirus hospital in Bogor, outside of Jakarta, was “overflowing” and emergency tents had been set up to be able to house more patients.