In Indonesia, where the infection situation of the new coronavirus is the worst in Asia, there is a shortage of medical oxygen, and citizens are complaining about their plight.
In Indonesia, the spread of infections such as the mutant virus "Delta strain" continued, and on the 18th, 44,721 new infections and 1093 deaths were confirmed.
According to the WHO = World Health Organization, the number of infected people per day in Indonesia surpassed India on the 12th of this month, which is the worst in Asia.
As the number of patients who cannot receive medical treatment at hospitals and receive medical treatment at home increases, the demand for oxygen for medical use has increased five times as much as before the spread of infection, and many patients' families are crowded at stores selling oxygen. I will.
In order to improve the situation, in Jakarta, the capital city, citizen groups have started to collect oxygen cylinders and lend them to those who need them free of charge.
Citizens' groups rent oxygen cylinders for one patient for seven days, and when their symptoms improve, they replenish oxygen and send it to another patient.
A woman who rented an oxygen cylinder because her family was infected said, "Many people like us are taking care of themselves at home. Even if you want to buy oxygen, it is difficult because the store is out of stock."
On the other hand, while the number of citizens who wish to use oxygen cylinders is about 3,800, the number of oxygen cylinders handled by citizen groups is only 920, and the current situation is that sufficient oxygen is not distributed.
Arif Bovill, a person in charge of the citizen group "GITA", complained that "obtaining oxygen is a battle against time for patients. I want to help patients as much as possible so that they can live."