Mosques were jammed across virus-wracked Indonesia on Friday despite warnings against mass gatherings as the daily death toll in the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation soared to a record high.Skyrocketing COVID-19 infections and deaths are hammering hospitals in the Southeast Asian country of nearly 270 million, which is overtaking India as Asia's coronavirus epicentre.Fearing a further explosion in transmission, the government and Indonesian Mosque Council have called on millio

Virus-wracked Indonesia posted record daily infections topping 54,000 on Wednesday as the highly infectious Delta variant rips across the archipelago, catapulting it ahead of India as Asia's COVID-19 epicentre.The Southeast Asian nation has been battered by a virus explosion that overwhelmed hospitals, leaving scores to die at home, while desperate relatives hunt for oxygen tanks to treat the sick.On Wednesday, Indonesia's health ministry posted its highest-ever 54,517 new cases and

This was supposed to be the Asian century, with the ascent of China being only one – albeit a major – part of the story.

Outside a small store in South Jakarta, dozens of people line up for the chance to save the life of their loved ones.In the Indonesian capital, oxygen is an increasingly precious commodity as the country battles a relentless surge in cases of COVID-19.

Nations across the globe hit new pandemic highs and reimposed COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday as G20 finance ministers meeting in Venice warned the economic recovery was threatened by variants and uneven vaccination campaigns.The highly transmissible Delta variant, first detected in India, is sweeping the world as countries race to inoculate their populations to ward off fresh outbreaks and allow for economies and daily life to resume."The recovery is characterised by great divergences

From her home in Pamekasan, East Java, Dr Ratna Hermawati can hear the names of the dead echoing out across her neighbourhood. A new COVID-19 fatality is announced from a speaker at the nearby mosque at least five times a day.

Indonesians have ignored health warnings to stock up on a "miracle cure" for COVID-19 backed by leading politicians and social media influencers, as an out-of-control virus surge sweeps the country.Authorities are reporting hundreds of deaths every day as the world's fourth-most populous nation struggles with its worst outbreak since the pandemic began.Pharmacies across the country are running out of ivermectin, an oral treatment normally used to treat lice and other parasitic

From South Korea to Australia, authorities are struggling to contain the highly transmissible coronavirus strain that has caused a surge in UK, Europe and the United States (US). Countries throughout Asia Pacific – from South Korea to Australia – have been hit by a rise in coronavirus infections as the Delta variant threatens a new wave of the pandemic even in a region renowned for tackling the virus with a high degree of success.China reported 57 new coronavirus cases in the mainlan

Indonesia warned Tuesday it was bracing for a punishing surge in COVID-19 cases as its daily toll soared to a record 728 deaths and hospitals crumble under the weight of the country's deadliest wave yet.Emergency oxygen supplies for virus patients were being flown in from neighbouring Singapore, while the government said Southeast Asia's worst-hit nation could see cases soar to more than 50,000 a day.Hospitals in the hard-hit capital Jakarta were topping 90 percent occupancy and mor

Indonesia's government has ordered producers to prioritise medical oxygen amid a COVID surge and a shortage of oxygen in a number of cities.Hospitals say they have almost exhausted supplies, with one reporting that 63 patients died as a result of oxygen shortages.Indonesia is recording more than 25,000 new cases every day.Increased travel and the highly contagious Delta variant have exacerbated the crisis.Indonesia has had the worst COVID outbreak in Southeast Asia, with about 2.3 millio