But the country’s official tally to date, which stands at 2.2 million cases and 59,534 deaths, is widely believed to be a severe undercount due to low testing. “Before, people who got COVID-19 were strangers, but now it’s also the people closest to me who are infected... But all non-essential employees are now being ordered to work from home, while classes will only be held online. “Our volunteers are having trouble finding health facilities” that can take patients, it said on its website. Only about five percent of Indonesia’s population of nearly 270 million has been fully vaccinated with two jabs so far.

Source: Ethiopian News July 02, 2021 21:56 UTC