Corona wreaking havoc on children in Indonesia, more than 100 innocent deaths within a week

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Jakarta: Experts have once again warned about the third wave of Corona. Experts say that there is still a need to adopt a protective attitude regarding Corona. He said that the biggest impact of the third wave will be seen on the children. This is also proving to be true in Indonesia because hundreds of children are dying there due to corona. Many of the children who died were less than 5 years old. More than 100 innocents died here within just a week.

In Indonesia this month there were more than 100 deaths in a week. Corona is currently at its peak in Indonesia. Here Corona is now wreaking havoc on the children. About 50 thousand new cases came here on Friday and 1,566 people died. Based on the report of pediatricians in Indonesia, 12.5 percent of the total cases in the country are of children. This is more than last month. During the week of July 12 alone, more than 150 children died of the corona, almost half of them were under the age of 5. Overall, Indonesia has over 3 lakh cases and 83,000 deaths.

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Since the start of the Corona epidemic, more than 800 children under the age of 18 have died in Indonesia. But most of these deaths have happened in the last month. The hospitals here are overfilled with their capacity. Separate hospitals have been set up for children battling corona. About two-thirds of corona-infected people are in quarantine, which increases the chances of children getting infected.

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