Australia is sending ventilators and other medical supplies to Indonesia as daily Coronavirus-related deaths in the South-East Asia country exceeded 1,000 for the first time on Wednesday.
Australia is providing "immediate health support" worth 12 million dollars, including 1,000 ventilators, 700 oxygen concentrators and 2.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, Foreign Minister, Marise Payne said in a statement.
"Australia support will extend rapid testing capacity, maintain existing health services and assist with emergency medical facilities as Indonesia responds to growing case numbers," Payne said.
Indonesia reported 34,373 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, a record daily rise, taking the total number of confirmed infections to nearly 2.4 million, according to the Health Ministry.
Another 1,040 fatalities, also the highest daily jump ever recorded, brought the virus-related death toll to 62,908.