Indonesia Inundated: Health System Strains Trigger Tightening (with Pandu Riono)

Several countries have higher daily caseloads, but Indonesia has the sharpest spike underway.  Many delta-driven transmissions may be going undetected, especially with patients queuing for beds in hospitals on Java.  Tighter restrictions take effect on 2 June, but should the president do more?  Jeff and Kevin discuss the pandemic with the University of Indonesia Professor of Epidemiology Dr. Pandu Riono.  He critiques cabinet decision-making and discusses the manning of makeshift emergency hospitals.  Also: what case trends among fully vaccinated healthcare workers reveal about the ‘delta resilience’ of Coronavac.

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