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Indonesia Covid-19 outbreak: Volunteers step up as hospitals overwhelmed

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The Covid-19 outbreak continues to worsen in Indonesia. Fuelled by the highly transmissible Delta variant, cases and deaths have been soaring across the country. Hospitals have become overwhelmed, forcing some of the newly infected no other choice but to isolate at home. We see how volunteers have been helping out.

We also take a closer look at one of the sports at the Olympic Games. Keirin track cycling originated in Japan and for almost 80 years it's been a national obsession. The betting market brings in billions of euros per year. Our reporters Constantin Simon, Pierre-Emmanuel Delétrée, Ryusuke Murata and Vikram Singh went to meet the coach of Japan's national team, French cycling guru Benoît Vêtu.

Finally, we head to India, which has the second-longest continuous wall on Earth, extending over 36 kilometres. It was built centuries ago to protect a massive fortress and more than 300 ancient temples. We take a closer look.

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