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Experts warn over Indonesia COVID surge

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The number of daily new COVID-19 cases in Indonesia has more than tripled in recent weeks, with some suggesting the surge is a result of travel at the end of the month of Ramadan.

Health authorities reported 12,624 cases on the Thursday, the biggest daily increase since January 30.

“All COVID variants are a concern but the Delta variant has not proven to be more deadly,” Udayana University professor Gusti Ngurah Mahardika told Al-Jazeera. “It only gets a silver medal; the champion in Indonesia is still the Alpha variant. I believe the Delta variant is being used as a scapegoat because of the government’s incapacity to control the pandemic.”

Footage from May 13 shows Muslims celebrating Eid al-Fitr at a place of worship in the city of Medan. Eid al-Fitr, the festival of the breaking of the fast, marks the end of Ramadan with prayers and a big meal.

The total number of infections rose to 1,950,276, while the health ministry reported 277 new COVID-19 deaths, Reuters news agency reported. This rise took the total number of deaths from COVID-19 to 53,753.

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