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January 26, 2021

Indonesia set to pass 1 million coronavirus cases as vaccinations roll out

An employee walks among graves in a special section of Srengseng Sawah cemetery, which was opened to accommodate the surge in COVID-19 deaths (AP)

Indonesia is set to officially surpass 1 million coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a grim milestone for the Southeast Asian nation that has struggled since last March to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control.

The world’s fourth-most-populous country had recorded 999,256 coronavirus infections as of Monday, with the average daily increase running above 11,000 for more than a week, according to official data. Deaths from the respiratory disease have totalled 28,132.

Those numbers are some of the highest in Asia but health…

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