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Indonesia expects a new wave of coronavirus infections will peak in early Jul 21, as the highly transmissible delta variant becomes more dominant in some areas and with the occupancy of hospitals in Jakarta hitting
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration has admitted there is a shortage of vaccine, with no deliveries expected this week. The admission came after many hospitals announced they would have to postpone scheduled inoculations because
Indonesia’s benchmark interest rate of 3.50% was already low, central bank governor Perry Warjiyo said on 14 Jun 21, while also underlining the central bank’s efforts to accelerate bank lending ahead of a policy review
Vietnam recorded a total of 293 local Covid-19 cases on 13 Jun 21, including 95 cases in Ho Chi Minh City as the cluster at its frontline coronavirus hospital got bigger. HCMC already registered 51
Seven international airlines will operate direct flights to Phuket in southern Thailand, starting in Jul 21, bringing foreign tourists to the resort island, with the Thai government accepting visitors vaccinated for COVID-19 without quarantines. Thai