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Hundreds of captain foreign nationals nationals leave Bali amid amid Hundreds of foreign Bali Turkish ship floating atleave sea near Bali coronavirus outbreak outbreak coronavirus rescued
Hundreds of of foreigners foreigners departed departed Bali over over the weekend, weekend, AHundreds Turkish sailor who was recently Bali found off the the northern some with with chartered flights flights organized organized by by their their respective respective some coast of Balichartered by local fishermen after floating at sea for governments, following following flight flight cancelations cancelations across across the the globe governments, several days has been sent home this week, officials globe say. amid the the COVID-19 COVID-19 outbreak. outbreak. The The Ngurah Ngurah Rai Rai Immigration Immigration amid Thirty-nine-year-old Erhan Seckal was adrift in the ocean office said said in in aa statement statement that that over over 200 200 foreigners, foreigners, office consisting mostly mostly of of German German nationals, nationals, boarded boarded aa chartered chartered consisting German Airlines Airlines flight flight on on Saturday Saturday headed headed for for Frankfurt, Frankfurt, German while over over 400 400 passengers passengers consisting consisting of of mostly mostly French French while nationals headed headed to to France France with with Qatar Qatar Airways Airways on on the the same same nationals day. In In addition, addition, Austrian Austrian Airlines Airlines also also reportedly reportedly carried carried day. over 200 200 passengers passengers back back to to Austria. Austria. over Foreign missions missions in in Foreign Indonesia have Indonesia have actively used used social social actively media to assist their media to assist their respective citizens. citizens. respective As fewer fewer flights flights As become available become available for three days after he fell overboard from ontravel May due his to ship global travel due to global 2. Local outlets reported that Seckal’s restrictions, ship departed from restrictions, their their an Australian port and was bound for Vietnam. efforts include efforts include assisting those those seeking seeking to to return return home home to to find find available available assisting In the early morning May 5, aaa local fishermanfrom named flights. Putu Surya of Dharma, spokesperson from the flights. II Putu Surya Dharma, spokesperson the Gede Budiasa, 30,the who lives in regional office for for the Ministry of Kubutambahan Law and and Human HumanVillage, Rights, regional office Ministry of Law Rights, told Nusa Nusasaw Balia yesterday yesterday thathisbetween between Marchfor 1 help and 26, 26, Buleleng, man waving hands asking on told Bali that March 1 and nearly 254,000 foreign tourists tourists have left known the island. island. However, top of a254,000 fish aggregating devicehave (locally as rumpon). nearly foreign left the However, the same sameexhausted period also alsoand recorded over 169,000 169,000 foreign tourists Severely dehydrated, Seckalforeign was immedithe period recorded over tourists arriving in Bali, Bali, helocals added. Travelers fromlocal Australia, Russia ately rushed byhe to Travelers the nearest community arriving in added. from Australia, Russia and the United States topped the list of visitors. health center for medical help. and the United States topped the list of visitors. Last week, American andauthorities Australian ruled citizens in Indonesia Indonesia were In theweek, meantime, local that Seckal had to Last American and Australian citizens in were ordered to leave leave the country country amid amid the the novel novel coronavirus coronavirus be deported to Istanbul. ordered to the outbreak, wherein wherein officials officials also also cited cited evidence evidence of of Indonesia’s Indonesia’s outbreak, current medical capacity, among other things, things, toIndourge current capacity, other urge “He was medical sent home becauseamong he technically enteredto immediate action. Some foreigners have decided to extend immediate action. Some foreigners have decided to extend nesian territory without proper documents or stay pertheir stay stay in Indonesia, Indonesia, it seems, seems, as evident evident byMustofa packed their in it as by packed mits,” Singaraja Immigration Office Head Nanang immigration offices across Bali Bali last last week. week. Indonesia’s Indonesia’s immigration offices across said in a written statement. Directorate General General of of Immigration Immigration has has swiftly swiftly responded responded to to Directorate the spike spike in visa extension requests,with and him eligible foreigners the visa extension requests, and eligible foreigners Seckal didin not have any documents when he was unablenot to return return to passport, their home homeNanang countries due to to COVID-19 COVID-19 unable to to their countries due found, even his added. are being given an automatic extension for their stay are being given an automatic extension for their stay Seckal boarded Turkish Airlines Flight TK-067 from Denpermits. (coconuts.com 01/04/2020) permits. (coconuts.com 01/04/2020) pasar to Istanbul via Dubai on Tuesday, which departed at 9pm. Hundreds of Indonesian crew members flying No Large-Scale Social Restrictions policy for Bali just in from Italy skip quarantine after testing yet, provincial government says The Turkish Embassy reportedly said it appreciated local negative for COVID-19 authorities for ensuring Seckal’s health before facilitating Theway Baliback provincial his home.government says it has yet to consider Over 300 Indonesian crew members from the MSC imposing Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) policy, Splendida cruise ship reportedly did not undergo quarantine which requires approval from the central government, to upon arrival at Ngurah Rai International Airport despite curb the spread of COVID-19 claiming that it for has alHealth Ministry readieshere, health facilities having flown in from Genoa, Italy on Monday night. Officials ready implemented acute hepatitis patients said all of them tested negative for the novel coronavirus, similar steps to an after rapid tests that were conducted at the airport. extent. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia
Tarmizi, has ensured that health facilities at central and “As soon as arrived they were checked by officers from Speaking to they Kumpregional levels are ready to provide services for patients the Port Health reAuthority and followed with rapid tests. aran yesterday, with acute hepatitis.
The results wereofnegative and [they] didn’t have to be gional secretary quarantined,” Ngurah Arda, who heads Bali the referral Bali adminis“For atIda theBagus national level, we have readied the province’sSaroso Manpower Agency,However, told Kompas There tration, Dewa Sulianti Hospital. in yesterday. all provinces, were 316 Indonesian crew members in total who boarded Made are Indra, there also said hospitals under the Ministry of Healtha flight with Qatar from Genoa to Denpasar, via Doha. that are the ready provincial that toAirlines provide treatment,” Tarmizi stated at is open to implementing PSBB, should risks of agovernment webinar titled “Protect Children from Acute Hepatitis”, As toreported by the novel coronavirus on the island continue escalate and accessed here on Friday. Kompas, the crew require a stricter approach. members hadIndoalso In addition, the ministry has cooperated with the undergone a health “Here in Bali weSociety are already strict limitations. nesian Pediatric (IDAI)enforcing and networks of pediatSubstantially have preceded thisexamination PSBB policy,while but ric specialists we in all districts and cities to monitor and in Genoa, after formallyfurther and according to the [new] government regulation follow developments in the handling of acute which they were of course we haven’t,” Indra said. hepatitis. declared healthy and permitted to PSBB is designed to limit mobility within of a region,essentially Meanwhile, to facilitate the handling cases of acute return to Indonesia. Italy is distancing one of the countries hardest hit by imposing the same social measures that have hepatitis with severe symptoms, the Ministry of Health the coronavirus pandemic, 105,000 confirmed already been seen in parts ofwith Indonesia by thethat viral provides examination services atover fouraffected laboratories cases and more than 12,000 deaths. Indonesians coming disease, though this includes additional measures and can be used as referrals, specifically the Sulianti Saroso from COVID-19 hotLaboratory zones, which Italy, of areHealth, subject stricter enforcement. Hospital, National ofincludes the Ministry to health the Port Health Authority upon Prof. Dr Sriscreening Oemijati by National Laboratory for Infectious arrival. Should authorities find that they are exhibiting The policy and includes shuttering ofinall businesses and services Diseases, the laboratory Nusantik. early symptoms of COVID-19, they willalso be observed at a except those deemed essential, and banning appgovernment facility for two weeks. On the other hand, based taxisTarmizi from picking up passengers, meanAt the motorcycle regional level, affirmed that the ministry those who notwith exhibit early symptoms are and advised to ing they aredoonly allowed to transport goods had coordinated regional governments to deliver ready self-quarantine for the food to customers. the public hospital in same each period. region as a referral in han-
22 Bali Tourism Associationban Calls Government Expand Visafurther On Arrival Program To 198 Countries Indonesia to temporarily temporarily ban allOn foreign arrivals, To transits to curb curb further spread of coronavirus coronavirus Indonesia to all foreign arrivals, transits to spread of The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Bali have conJAKARTA Indonesia will temporarily ban all visits and transits JAKARTA -- Indonesia ban visits and transits by firmed that they willwill betemporarily submitting a all proposal to the cenby foreign nationals to the country to curb the further spread foreign nationals to the country to curb the further spread of the tral government of Indonesia requesting that the visa on coronavirus. “President“President (Joko) sees(Joko) that oursees current to of the coronavirus. thatpolicy our needs current arrival program ishave extended to include all 198 of the be madeneeds stricter.toWebe decided that We have all visits and tranpolicy made stricter. decided that world’s recognized countries. sits by foreign nationals to Indonesia will temporarily be banned,”
all visits and transits by foreign nationals to Indonesia will
Foreign Minister Marsudi told reporters after a Marsudi virtual ministemporarily be Retno banned,” Foreign Minister Retno told ters’ with President Joko Widodo on Tuesday (March 31).of In a meeting bold move, the Hotel and Restaurant Association
reporters after a virtual ministers’ meeting with President Joko
Bali, also referred English to as the Bali Widodo ontocommonly Tuesday (March 31). in ExceptionsAssociation, the ban include those with work permits to as expand well Tourism will be lodging a proposal as diplomats, Ms Retno added, stressing that proper health protoIndonesia’s newly resumed visa on arrival program. The Exceptions to the ban include those with permits as cols will still apply. President Joko said before the work ministers’ meeting visa on arrival program was resumed in phases as of Febwell as diplomats, Ms Retno added, stressing that proper that Indonesia is stepping up measures to limit mobility among its ruary borders As of the health2022, protocols still apply. President Joko said spread before the citizens within when thewill country, but officially threats of reopened. coronavirus also 28th of April 2022,that the government addedup anmeasures additional come from overseas. Mr Joko pointedisout specifically that the epiministers’ meeting Indonesia stepping to centres of the among pandemic have shifted to total the States Eu17 countries to the its list, taking the number ofand counlimit mobility citizens within theUnited country, but threats rope. tries to sixty. This was also considered sufficient and saw Inof coronavirus spread come from overseas. Mr Joko pointed out specifically the epicentres pandemic donesia’s visa on arrivalthat program open to of as the many counIn Indonesia, Jakarta is the epicentre of the country’s coronavirus have as shifted to before the United andpandemic. Europe. tries it was the States Covid-19 crisis, accounting for nearly half of the 1,414 confirmed cases. There
increase. It is clear that the Indonesian government is keen to be seen as keeping everyone as happy as they can be it comes to from Jakarta, the crews epicentre of the country’s outbreak, return 11,838 Indonesian per data policies around travel andworking tourismfor as 80 thecruise worldships, opensas back from home. The government is preparing regulations that would gathered so far,” Ms Retno added. are 122 deaths from Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavi- Covid-19. In Indonesia, Jakarta isthe thehighest epicentre of theopen country’s coronaThe visa on arrival program is currently to Stay travelers rus, in Indonesia so far, in South-east Asia. in the make it possible for Jakarta and other coronavirus red zones She said the government is implementing proper health protocols at virus crisis, accounting for nearly half of the 1,414 confirmed know with e-mail alerts.United “Practically all nations have put in place Aralimits to be put under an “area quarantine”, a term observers see as from South Africa, States of America, Saudi Bali seaports, Tourism Office check have told local reporters thatofthey beairports, border points on these countryequivalent to a lockdown, which would stopreturning flows people cases. There are 122with deaths Covid-19, theBelgium, disease The on the flow of travellers varyingfrom (degree of) strictness dependbia, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Netherlands, men. Mr Joko on the Monday saidarrival Indonesia needs stronger lieve increasing visa on to 198 would help measures speed up going in and out. caused by the coronavirus, in Indonesia so far, the highest in ing on the respective situation and condition in each country,” Ms Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Esto- to limit mobility after receiving reports that thousands of workers in Retno said. Asia. Stay in the know with e-mail alerts. “Practically the recovery of Bali’s tourism sector and in turn the national South-east nia, Philippines, Finland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ita- Jakarta and its surrounding areas have returned to their home towns Theymaritime cited thataffairs over the Al-Fitr holiday thatLuhut hotel Coordinating andEid investment minister all nations have put in place limits on the flow of travellers economy. after losing most or all of their income amid the coronavirus outly, United Kingdom, Ireland, Indonesians Japan, Germany, Cambodia, Their policies have alsoof) impacted living many occupancy Pandjaitan said in a video message on Tuesday that the across Bali increased to 60% but that there has since with varying (degree strictness depending onoverseas, the respective break. Canada, South Korea, Croatia, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, of whom and have recently returned home or are preparing to head been government take the decision within this week, situation condition in each country,” Ms Retno said. a drop offwould in visitor numbers. Luxemburg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Norway, stressing however Indonesia would use the term lockdown. home. According to Ms Retno, the two largestMyanmar, groups of homebound There have been concerns of a spread of infections as people from Indonesians are Indonesian migrant workers from New Malaysia as well France, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Zealand, Jakarta, thethat epicentre of the country’s outbreak, return home. Their policies have alsoasimpacted Indonesians living overseas, They said they hope international tourist numbers willThe inas Indonesians working crews on cruise ships. Seychelles, Singapore, Cyrus, Slovakia, Spain, government is preparing regulations that wouldemergency make it possible for Indonesia would also issue a presidential decree many of whom have recently returned homeSlovenia, or are preparing crease as Europe and North America head into the summer and Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Leste, Chi- Jakarta and other red zones to be an put annual under an “area that would allow coronavirus the government to have budget to head home. According to two Ms Retno, the Timor two largest groups “The inflow traffic from these groups has been far larger than as Australia and New Zealand move closer to the long winter quarantine”, a term see– currently as equivalent to a lockdown, na, Tunisia, Turkey, Vietnam, and deficit of larger thanobservers 3 per cent not allowed by the of homebound Indonesians are of Indonesian migrantof workers normal,” Ms Retno said.UAE, “In terms size, theGreece. number Indone- school holidays. which would stop flows of people going in and out. (straitstimes.com from living Malaysia as wellinas Indonesians on sians and working Malaysia exceeds working 1 million. as Andcrews there are
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cash handouts. It is being thoroughly calculated,” Mr Luhut
The visa on arrival is not free. The charge is 500,000 IDR 01/04/2020) especially to the poorest population in the country. This cruise ships. a movewould wouldapply be a for world first.years, At present, is no exemption three beforethere a normal ($35), is valid for 30-days, and can be extended one time with- Such Bali plans to hold Nyepi-like observance to curb COVID-19 spread country in the world that issues a visa on arrival to every other “The inflow from rumors these two has been larger in Bali. Theretraffic have been thatgroups there are plans to far triple the threshold of 3 per cent would be reinstalled for 2023 annual country in the world. Visa on arrival programs are often bilatbudget year. than normal,” Ms Retno said. “In terms of size, the number of visa arrival fee. In aDesa recent press Governor Bali on province’s Majelis Adat, or statement, traditional Bali village council, Indonesians living and working in Malaysia exceeds 1later million. says there are plans to hold a Nyepi-like observance this eral, reciprocal agreements, meaning if one country agrees to Wayan Koster denied this. a visa on arrival for the iscitizens ofmaking anotherher country, that “(Finance Minister) Sri Mulyani currently calculation. And there arebe 11,838 Indonesian crews working 80 cruise month as part ofan animmediate effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 on offer There would backlash at such aforstaggering What if we give the bottom 40 per cent or 20 per cent direct ships, as per data gathered so far,” Ms Retno added. other country will mirror the offering. the island, with the final decision set to be announced tomorJokoImprove said on Monday that over the past eight She said the government is implementing proper health said. President Domestic Visitors To Bali Drop By 10% As International Arrivals
protocols at airports, border check points on these The council’s chief, Idaseaports, Panglingsir Agung Putra Sukahet, told days alone, 876 buses had transported about 14,000 people in Greater theirnow home towns, mostly West returning countrymen. Mr Joko Monday saidforIndonesia cities Jakarta across back Java tohave returned home.inGiven Tribun yesterday that nothing hasonbeen decided the time from Java,the Central Java, Yogyakarta Java provinces. needs stronger measures to limit mobility after first. receiving that pandemic is not over,and andEast many workers are only being, as authorities would need to hold a meeting reports that thousands of workers in Jakarta and its surrounding just returning to employment following successive lockOthers had taken the trains for andlong shipsvacations home, heisadded. These areas have returned to their towns after losing most or downs, “We will decide on April 8. If home it’s going to happen we will issue disposable income not readily are mostly workers such as push-cart all their circular income from amid the the traditional coronavirusvillage outbreak. an of official council,” Agung available fordaily-rated the average family in Indonesia atfood this sellers, time. in what is termed the said informal sectorareofnot theconcerned economy. Putra was quoted as saying. The tourism board has that they (straitstimes.com 01/04/2020) There have been concerns of a spread of infections as people but this decline in incoming domestic travelers and have The observance, locally referred to as sipeng, will only man- described how they are anticipating a steady increase in date people home for three consecutive and Bali’sthat The Nusastay Duaatimproves safety measuresdays amid pandemic international visitors from here on in. will not follow the exact same rules as the Balinese Day of important to inform the general public way ahead of the acSilence, according to reports. tual dates. So it doesn’t seem so abrupt.” “So will there be State-owned enterprise Indonesia Tourism Development With the Australian winter holidays approaching, and the provision of food from for the the government?” Corporation (ITDC) is implementing safety measures to help long school holidays European summer, Bali can Ordinarily, Nyepi of encourages by prohibiting acstop the spread COVID-19 self-reflection at tourist destination The Nusa expect to welcome substantially more international visitivities as lighting a fire,Ardita, working, and traveling Following a flurry ofNgurah domestic travelers over the EidorAl-Fitr “Those whocoming have plenty of money monthly salary comhave Dua in such Bali. I Gusti managing director ofgoing The tors in the months than infrom the last two years out, others. Theofnews planned sipeng, however, would only it good as they can simply stock up, but what can we do when weekend, number domestic travelers arriving in been Bali Nusaamong Dua,the told Antara agency that a letter had bined. prohibit people from leaving their homes. has to decline. In the leading to the Eid sentstarted to tenants, urging them todays provide handup sanitizers and we depend on daily income. If it were to happen for four days holiday, welcomed an in average 39,000 people per According please think further wisely.” regularlyBali spray disinfectant public of areas, including toilets, toitGunandika, the Head of Tourism Marketing While official details have notshuttle been announced, news of desipday. then, the number of domestic has pray Since rooms, ATM booths and buses. arrivals Development at the Bali Tourism Office, Bali is welcoming eng quickly made its rounds on social media, showcasing dicreased by 10% per day. This was to be expected and the on As average of yesterday Bali travelers confirmedper eight 4,000afternoon, international dayadditional through vided among localadisheartened residents. Prompted byfigures. concerns “ThisTourism isopinions in accordance circular letter from Bali’s provincial Bali Office is with not by these cases ofRai COVID-19, bringing the island’s total to 43. This inNgurah airport in Denpasar. The airport management over COVID-19, som e are supportive of the initiative, while administration on improving hygiene and sanitation to combat cludes 19 recoveries and two deaths of foreign nationals. others question how people are expected toare meet their daily team is bracing for an influx of Australian tourists in late the virus,” said. Tenants Dua also required Many of thehevisitors arrivedatinThe BaliNusa by ferry, since travelling (Coconuts.com June and July. 07/04/2020) needs should the observance take place. “I agree, but it’s to boat check from the temperature of cheaper all staff and andby to by Java is often thanvisitors traveling routinely clean A crisis center has up for 30.45 percentoff since February. “We hope the pandemic will plane. Over the Eid sites. weekend, travelers frombeen Javaset arrived Thousands oftheir workers in Bali on unpaid leave, hundreds more Since thelaid reopening of Indonesia’s borders in February, guests, withNgurah servicesRaithat include delivery the nearest end soon and tourism in Bali can improve,” said Ardita. via I Gusti Airport, Padang BaitoHarbor, and and the full [in resumption the visa onfacing arrival in Indonesia] of is pretty much the program same condiLocal authorities in Balicheck-ups are reporting hundreds of workers having “Everywhere hospital and routine withSanur healthPort agencies. Gilimanuk Harbor Jembrana. a late tion. March, We don’tBali knowhas when this will end,”but Ida Bagus Oka Dirga, who lost their jobs due tointhe COVID-19 outbreak and welcomed its subsequent seen a slow steady increase in Tuesday, Bali said. declared a state of emergency by imposing record of visitors through harbor.more The have influxbeen of On heads the agency, impactsnumber on the tourism industry, whilethe thousands the keeping Ardita added that The without Nusa Dua’s have been visitor stricternumbers. measures Despite on visitors in central an effortgovernment to curb the spread of instructed at home pay. employees travelers to stay Bali mainly concentrated in Kuta and SeminBali on Covid-19 Restriction Level 2,with visitors seem78comworking from home from March 16, except for security and He added that in Badung, more than 6,000 workers from comCOVID-19 as cases continue to climb local transmission yak, though thousands of visitors traveled to neighboring fortable and confident to return to Indonesia. beenthe instructed at home and given between 50 cleaning staff, who have been equipped with protective gear panies haveWith status, to thestay resort island will tighten checks islands of Nusa Dua, Nusa Lembongan, and the Gili Is- detected. to 70 percent of their minimum salary. and follow physical distancing measures while on duty. As of at entrance gates and enforce a 14-day self-quarantine for all lands. cafes, restaurants, and event spaces 01/04/2020) are all open March 26, the occupancy rate at The Nusa Dua had dropped Beaches, people entering the hotels island.empty, (thejakartapost.com “Right now, with the of course workers will burden
and operatingcost. at aThat’s limited For example, cafes the operational why capacity. they have instructed them to stay In a pre-pandemic era, seeing domestic tourism numbers and restaurants can operate at 75% seating capacity and home. However, we do hope they won’t be laying off [these workDenpasar mayor urges city residents to stay at home amid coronavirus outbreak fall so rapidly and consistently would be a cause for con- diners ers],” I are Madeallowed Badra, who heads Tourism Agency Badung, told to sit for the a maximum of aninhour. cern. Many of the domestic travelers who headed to Bali Tribun.
those seeking to leave Malaysia as it enforces its movement
The Mayor of Denpasar yesterday urged the city’s residents to refrain from returning to their hometowns and stay at home Bali hotels roll out cheap promos or shut to survive coronaMasks Longer Required Jokowi instead,No as part of an effort to curbin theOpen spreadSpace: of COVID-19 in virus outbreak Bali. “I am asking all residents living in Denpasar for the time The Bali Hotel Association (BHA), whose includewearing general with comorbid diseases, I stillmembers recommend The government has decided to relaxtothe requirement being do not go anywhere, including gomask to your hometown, those managers of over 100activities,” four-star and five-star hotels and resorts in masks in their daily Jokowi said. instay open places with no crowds and drop the testing rule for at your as respective [instead] to told break chain on Bali, said that most accommodations and restaurants in Bali have In Denpasar, many as homes 2,975 workers were to the stay at home domestic and foreign President Joko “Jokowi” COVID-19 , as travelers, quoted by were state news agency without pay spread,” while another 53 workers laid off, the city’sAntara. spokes- opted to temporarily close for at least one month. Widodo Tuesday announced on Tuesday, marking the coun- He also required people with cold symptoms, like cough or man Gede Rai told Kompas, adding that the workers were from 37 try’s significant improvement in Covid-19 pandemic han- fever, to wear masks when meeting with people. different Many of companies. those who live in Denpasar hail from different parts “At this time, almost all hotels and restaurants in Bali are closed dling. for one to two months, as we monitor the most up to of the island and even the country. With the social and physi- temporarilyJokowi said the government had Darmika droppedPutra the polydate situation,” BHA chairman I Made Ricky told “It’s because there is a lack of guests and hotels are not operating,” Secondly, cal distancing advisorydecided in placetoand thethe option return state news agency Antaratest yesterday. Gede Rai chain reaction (PCR) or antigen swab tests re“First, thesaid. government relax policytoon wear-to merase their family homes make sensebroadcast financially,from officials fear quirement for domestic and foreign travelers who received a ing masks,” Jokowi might said in a video Bogor Ricky also vaccination responded todose. circulating information that many hotels in it might contribute to further of COVID-19. For the time being, authorities inspread Denpasar are reportedly planning complete Presidential Palace, West Java.
nationals. (coconuts.com 07/04/2020)
underto observation and he twosaid. more who have tested positive for lowed wear masks,” the numbers novel coronavirus. Across Bali, the total where number of of posiThe are even higher in Badung regency, some the Still, wear masks during rooms afternoon, activities tive people COVID-19 cases stand atrestaurants 10 as closed of yesterday island’s mostmust popular hotels and are located. An official from regency’s Industry and Manpower Agency Tribun and orthe public including twotransport deaths ofrides. foreign nationals, whiletold a total of yes141 terday thathave 198 been workers have been off as of April most of patients placed underlaid observation, as 4,per data whom were employed in the tourism sector. like the elderly or “For in the government. vulnerable category, frompeople the provincial
dling acute hepatitis cases.
Yesterday, Human Development and Culture The official Coordinating implementation requires regional governments
Minister Muhadjir Effendy urged Indonesians overseas to to submit relevant data everyone and reports COVID-19 To this end, she urged to regarding implement a clean stay in the countries in which they are living. The government spread in their area by to regularly the Healthwashing Ministry,hands, amongeating other and healthy lifestyle said there are will no plans arrange repatriation, but that things, which assessto them andtheir decide on whether orand not cooked food, drinking clean water, wearing masks, they willapproval. bechildren’s provided supplies. Indonesia is for currently to grant The with process has been criticized being completing immunization with the hepatitis B overly bureaucratic. vaccine. anticipating mass arrivals of Indonesians abroad, particularly Indonesia’s Jakarta, which the highest number The Ministry of Health hadas increased vigilance against control ordercapital (MCO), as well crew has members of international confirmed COVID-19 cases, isas set tocruise become the aof mysterious form acute hepatitis that is affecting cruise ships looking toofreturn home some lines halt country’s region to enforce PSBB. this children infirst several countries. ministry sent a of letter their operations. For theofficially latter,The their return willAslikely be afternoon, the 1,395 confirmed cases of the of vigilance to city the provincial, district, andthat citythere health through Ngurah Rai,reports Muhadjir said, adding are coronavirus, including 133 deaths and 69 recoveries. offices, specifically Circular Letter Number about 11,000 Indonesian crew members abroad. As of HK.02.02/C/2515/2022, concerning precautions the yesterday afternoon, Bali has recorded 19 for positive Bali, for itsof part, has so far reported 43 discovery acute cases of confirmed unknown etiology. COVID-19 cases. Thishepatitis includes two deaths of foreignCOVID-19 nationals cases, including 1916/05/2022) recoveries and two deaths of foreign (antaranews.com and four recoveries. (coconuts.com 01/04/2020)
a social protection strategy for these workers, including through In- Bali are up for sale, clarifying that those reports are false. In addition, he explained how hotels that are still open have less than 10 donesian pre-employment launched Accordinggovernment’s to Denpasar government’s, there are was currently 96 The announcement marked Indonesia’s most relaxed rules “Suppose people are active outdoorscards, or in which open areas that last month. The cards, which aim to aid job seekers and unemployed percent occupancy rates, while most restaurants have cut their oppeople under monitoring in the city, along with two patients since government introduced the mask mandate inspread 2020. are not crowded with people. In that case, they are not al“Our the success in breaking the chain of coronavirus erational hours short. workers, grant them access and funding to various trainings.
The government said lastfrom month that it not would requires disciplinehad and also cooperation everyone, onlyease the more pandemic should the Idultothe Fitri exodus did Meanwhile, some other are still attract potential government, butrestrictions also hotels the public in seeking heeding instructions customers, and are rolling out cheap promotions on long-term not another Covid-19 wave. andstart suggestions from officials,” Rai Mantra said. Last week, a stays. Lv8, a hotel in Canggu, which offers nurse One whoexample testedispositive for located COVID-19 reportedly went a one-month stay fee starting from IDR8million (US$481). For On Tuesday, the government reported 247 new cases andper17 home tothe Tabanan regency, prompting officials to trace her spective, hotel’s normal daily rate ranges from IDR800K-1 new deaths caused by Covid-19. (jakartaglobe.id 17/05)milclose contacts immediately. lion. (coconuts.com 07/04/2020)
