- A video captured the moment when thousands of people tried to enter a vaccination center in Indonesia.
- These scenes have raised concerns about the lack of masks and social distancing at the scene.
- As the country strives to get people vaccinated, Indonesia has become a Covid-19 hotspot.
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A dramatic video captured the moment when thousands of panicked Indonesians asked to enter the vaccination site. Delta variant Continue to occupy the country.
Local authorities said that on Tuesday, about 4,000 people gathered at a stadium in Medan, North Sumatra, to try to get the vaccine. Vice World News Report.
This video released by VICE shows a chaotic scene where people try to push open the closed gate, pass by security guards, and ask to enter the center. Some of them do not seem to be wearing masks.
Once, the camera also captured a woman who had to be carried away after fainting.
Another woman said that she had waited more than six hours before entering the vaccination center.
According to VICE, the woman said: “I lost my shoes and waited outside. Many people rushed in.”
Officials said they believed that the crowd was out of control because of the illegal trade in vaccination documents. According to VICE, three persons suspected of selling documents have been arrested.
Watch the video here:
In recent weeks, Indonesia has become Covid-19 hotspot As the Delta variant continues to spread and the vaccination rate remains low.
Since the beginning of July, the number of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the country has surged.
On Wednesday, it passed the grim milestone of more than 100,000 deaths from the virus. According to data from Johns Hopkins University.
So far, only about 13% of the population has been vaccinated. Reuters tracker.
The video was widely shared on Indonesian social media, which caused experts to worry about the lack of social distancing.
Dicky Budiman, an epidemiologist at Griffith University, told VICE: “This method must be a big mistake. In addition to causing transmission, it also has a negative impact on the vaccination program itself. .”
