“My aunt badly needed this oxygen,” he said before strapping the oxygen container to his small scooter. Hospitals are bursting beyond capacity and oxygen supplies are running out, leaving people like Milhasan to do what they can to care for sick friends and relatives at home. “COVID-19 patients have had difficulties to get proper medical services," Milhasan said. Indonesia’s Hospital Association said the problem is widespread, with many hospitals' oxygen supplies running close to empty overnight before morning supplies are delivered. The daily need of COVID-19 patients is 1,928 tons a day, while the country's total available production capacity is 2,262 tons a day, according to government data.

Source: ABC News July 07, 2021 12:45 UTC