THE frail woman was taken out of the ambulance and was carried to the emergency room of Sulianti Saroso, a hospital for infectious diseases in North Jakarta, on Thursday last week. A needle was inserted into her right arm. An oxygen mask was placed over her face to help her breathing.

The woman, Karyati, lives in Kampung Sempu Gardu, North Cikarang, Bekasi. She had experienced difficulty in breathing and a high temperature for two days. With her