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Hundreds of foreign nationals nationals leave leave Bali Bali amid amid Hundreds The quirksofofforeign Mandalika GP: Rain shaman, coronavirus outbreak coronavirus outbreak litter dominate post-race discussions
Hundreds of foreigners foreigners departed Bali over the weekend, That was probably the song in theBali minds of the the weekend, 2022 InHundreds of departed over some with with chartered flights organized by over their the respective donesia MotoGP Grand Prix’sorganized organizers weeksome chartered flights by their respective end. Held at the Mandalika in governments, following flightInternational cancelations Street across Circuit the globe globe governments, following flight cancelations across the Central Lombok on Sunday, it was first time since 1997 amid the the COVID-19 outbreak. Thethe Ngurah Rai Immigration Immigration amid COVID-19 outbreak. The Ngurah Rai 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 that Indonesia hosted a race for the top motorbike racing media to assist their media to assist their competition. respective citizens. citizens. respective As fewer fewer flights flights As With some suggesting that the majorbecome event wasavailable part of become available President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s ambition to promote due to to global global travel due travel non-Bali tourism (plus, like many Indonesians, His Excelrestrictions, their restrictions, their lency is a fan of MotoGP himself), there was no way they efforts include efforts include would let rain disturb the event. assisting those those seeking seeking to to return return home home to to find find available available assisting flights. Putu Surya Surya Dharma, spokesperson from the the flights. II Putu Dharma, aa spokesperson from The rain-averting shaman was reportedly recommended regional office for the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, regional office for the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, by Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir to detoldrain Nusa Bali yesterday yesterday that between Marchproved 1 and and her 26, told Nusa Bali between March 1 26, lay at Mandalika. Rarathat reportedly already nearly 254,000 254,000 foreignprecipitation tourists have have during left the the the island. However, “ability” by diverting 2018 Asian nearly foreign tourists left island. However, the same same period also recorded over(of 169,000 foreign tourists Games in period Jakartaalso andrecorded Palembang whichforeign Erick was the the over 169,000 tourists committee arriving in in leader). Bali, he he added. added. Travelers Travelers from from Australia, Australia, Russia Russia arriving Bali, and the the United United States States topped topped the the list list of of visitors. visitors. and For the Mandalika grand prix, Rara was employed by the state-owned Indonesia Development Corporation, Last week, week, American American andTourism Australian citizens in in Indonesia Indonesia were Last and Australian citizens were one of thetorace’s ordered leaveorganizers. the country country amid amid the the novel novel coronavirus coronavirus ordered to leave the outbreak, wherein wherein officials also also cited cited evidence evidence of of Indonesia’s Indonesia’s outbreak, Rain shamans are officials still believed by many Indonesians to current medical medical capacity, capacity, among among other other things, things, to to urge current have the ability to delay rainfall and are often hiredurge for immediate action. Some foreigners have have decided decided to to extend extend immediate action. Some foreigners outdoor events such as weddings. their stay stay in in Indonesia, Indonesia, it it seems, seems, as as evident evident by by packed packed their immigration enough, offices across across Baliofficial last MotoGP week. Indonesia’s Indonesia’s immigration offices Bali last week. Interestingly while the Facebook Directorate General of Immigration Immigration has swiftly swiftly responded to account andGeneral a German media practically praised her, the Directorate of has responded to the spike spike in visa visa extension requests, and eligible eligiblenetizens. foreigners same cannot be said for, wait for it, Indonesian the in extension requests, and foreigners unable to to return return to to their their home home countries countries due due to to COVID-19 COVID-19 unable “Please repent, notautomatic try to challenge God’s said a are being being givendoan an automatic extension forwill,” their stay are given extension for their stay Facebook user. .... read more on www.baliadvertiser.biz permits. (coconuts.com (coconuts.com 01/04/2020) permits. 01/04/2020) Hundreds of Indonesian crew members flying No Large-Scale Social Restrictions policy for Bali just in from Italy skip quarantine after testing Gilimanuk-Mengwi Toll Road to improve yet, provincial government says negative for COVID-19 connectivity in Bali: official
The Bali provincial government says it has yet to consider
Overconstruction 300 Indonesian crew members fromToll theRoad, MSC The of the Gilimanuk-Mengwi imposing Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) policy, Splendida cruise ship reportedly did not undergo quarantine which will begin this year, is expected to improve conwhich requires approval from the central government, to upon arrivalBali at Ngurah Rai International despite nectivity Head of the Toll Airport Road curb the in spread province, of COVID-19 here, claiming that itAuthorhas alhaving flown in from Parikesit Genoa, Italy Monday night. Officials ity Agency Danang hason said. ready implemented said all of them tested negative for the novel coronavirus, similar steps to an after rapid tests that were conducted at the airport. extent.
“As soon as arrived they were checked by officers from Speaking to they Kumpthe Port Health reAuthority and followed with rapid tests. aran yesterday, The results were gional secretary ofnegative and [they] didn’t have to be quarantined,” Ida Bagus Ngurah Arda, who heads Bali the Bali adminisprovince’s Manpower tration, Dewa Agency, told Kompas yesterday. There were 316 Indonesian Made Indra, said crew members in total who boarded a flight with Qatar Airlines from Genoa to Denpasar, via Doha. that the provincial government is open to implementing PSBB, should risks of As toreported by the novel coronavirus on the island continue escalate and Kompas, the crew require a stricter approach. members had also undergone a health “Here in Bali we are already enforcing strict limitations. while government, through the Ministry of Public Works “The Substantially we have preceded thisexamination PSBB policy, but in Genoa, after and Public Housing, (aims to) increase connectivity on formally and according to the [new] government regulation which they were the island of Bali through the Gilimanuk-Mengwi Toll of course we haven’t,” Indra said. Road,” he remarked at the signing declared of the toll healthy road’s and permitted to development agreement in Denpasar Tuesday. PSBB is designed to limit mobility within aonregion,essentially return to Indonesia. one of the countries hardest by imposing the same Italy socialis distancing measures that hit have the construction coronavirus pandemic, over affected 105,000 confirmed The of the Gilimanuk-Mengwi Toll Road is already been seen in parts ofwith Indonesia by the viral cases and more than 12,000 deaths. Indonesians among the national listedmeasures in thecoming Coordisease, though thisstrategic includesprojects additional and from COVID-19 whichAffairs includes Italy, are subject dinating Ministerhot forzones, Economic Regulation No. 7 stricter enforcement. to 2021, healthhescreening of noted. by the Port Health Authority upon arrival. Should authorities that they are The policy includes shutteringfind of all businesses andexhibiting services earlyGilimanuk-Mengwi symptoms of COVID-19, they will be observed at a The Toll Road willalso measure except those deemed essential, and banning96.84 appgovernment facility for two weeks. On the other hand, km in motorcycle length andtaxis its construction willpassengers, be dividedmeaninto based from picking up those who not exhibit early symptoms are and advised to three sections, he allowed informed. ing they aredoonly to transport goods deliver self-quarantine for the same period. food to customers.
“Section 1 will connect Gilimanuk and Pekutatan with a Yesterday, Coordinating Human Development and Culture length of 54.7 km, Section 2 with aregional length of 23.17 km The official implementation requires governments Minister Effendy urged Indonesians to connecting Pekutatan Soka, andregarding Sectionoverseas 3COVID-19 of 18.9 to submitMuhadjir relevant dataand and reports stay in the countries in which they are living. The government km connecting Soka and Mengwi,” he said. spread in their area to the Health Ministry, among other
said there are will no plans arrange repatriation, but things, which assesstothem andtheir decide on whether orthat not
they willapproval. betoprovided Indonesia is for currently According Parikesit, thesupplies. construction of the second to grant The with process has been criticized being overly bureaucratic. toll road in mass Bali is expected to reduceabroad, travel particularly time beanticipating arrivals of Indonesians tween Jembrana and Malaysia Badung Districts. those seeking to leave as it enforces its movement Indonesia’s which the highest number control ordercapital (MCO),Jakarta, as well as crew has members of international
of confirmed COVID-19 cases, set tocruise become the “Through this toll road, the travelisastime from Gilimanuk cruise ships looking to return home some lines halt country’s first region enforce PSBB. of this to Mengwi is estimated tolatter, be attheir 1 toreturn 1.5 hours drive,” their operations. For to theofficially willAslikely be afternoon, the city 1,395 cases of the he said. Ngurah through Rai,reports Muhadjir said,confirmed adding that there are
coronavirus, 133 deaths and 69 recoveries. about 11,000including Indonesian crew members abroad. As of Meanwhile, Minister of Public Works and Public Housyesterday afternoon, Bali has recorded 19 positive Bali, for itscases. part, has farsaid reported 43 ing Basuki Hadimuljono that theconfirmed Gilimanuk-MengCOVID-19 Thisso includes two deaths of foreignCOVID-19 nationals cases, including 19 www.baliadvertiser.biz recoveries and two deaths of foreign wi... read more on and four recoveries. (coconuts.com 01/04/2020) nationals. (coconuts.com 07/04/2020)
22 Bali Isolation Facilities Have Patients Astransits Covid Cases Indonesia to temporarily temporarily ban all allZero foreign arrivals, transits to curb curbDrop further spread spread of of coronavirus coronavirus Indonesia to ban foreign arrivals, to further All the isolation facilities in the Jembrana region have JAKARTA Indonesia willtemporarily temporarily ban visits and transits JAKARTA -- Indonesia ban all all visits and transits by zero occupants as will Covid-19 cases continually go down.
by foreign nationals to country the country to the curbfurther the further foreign nationals to the to curb spreadspread of the coronavirus. “President“President (Joko) sees(Joko) that oursees current to of the coronavirus. thatpolicy our needs current The Secretary IIbehave ofmade the Jembrana Handling be made stricter.toWe decided that WeCovid-19 all visits and tranpolicy needs stricter. have decided that Task Putu Agus Artana Putra, confirmed that sits byForce, foreign to Indonesia will temporarily be banned,” all visits and Inationals transits by foreign nationals to Indonesia will Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi told reporters after a virtual minisall the regional government’s isolation facilities for temporarily be banned,” Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi Cotold ters’ meeting with President Joko occupants Widodo on Tuesday (March 31). vid-19 patients have zero as Covid transreporters after a virtual ministers’ meeting with President Joko
mission has significantly Widodo on Tuesday (March decreased. 31).
Exceptions to the ban include those with work permits as well as diplomats, Ms Retno added, stressing that proper health protoExceptions to one the ban include those with work permits as “We just patient a few weeks ago. We haven’t cols will stillhad apply. President Joko said before the ministers’ meeting well Indonesia as diplomats, Mspatients Retno added, proper received anyismore in the last mobility few that days,” Arthat stepping up measures to stressing limit among its healthsaid protocols will still(20/3). apply. President Joko said spread before also the citizens within country, but threats of coronavirus tana on the Sunday come from meeting overseas.that Mr Joko pointedisout specifically that the epiministers’ Indonesia stepping up measures to centres of the among pandemic have shifted to the United States and Eulimit mobility its citizens within the country, but threats Artana explained that four clinics and several appointrope. of coronavirus spread also come from overseas. Mr Joko
ed hotels in Jembrana are empty. “Nobody is being pointed out specifically that the epicentres of the pandemic isolated at the moment, so all those facilities and In Indonesia, Jakarta is the epicentre of the isolation country’s coronavirus patients who undergoing selffrom asymptomatic Jakarta, the crews epicentre of the outbreak, return have shifted to the United States and Europe. 11,838 Indonesian working for country’s 80 are cruise ships, as per data crisis,unoccupied,” accounting for nearly halfadded. of the 1,414 confirmed cases. There are Artana home. The government is preparing regulations that urged would gathered soatfar,” Ms Retno added. isolation home,” Artana concluded. He also are 122 deaths from Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavimakeresidents it possibletoforjoin Jakarta other coronavirus In Indonesia, Jakarta thehighest epicentre of the country’s coronathe and vaccination programred to zones prerus, in Indonesia so far,isthe in South-east Asia. Stay in the Bali Despite receiving zero patients at the isolation faciliShe said the government is Jembrana. implementing proper health protocols at to be put under an “area quarantine”, a term observers see as virus crisis, accounting for nearly half of the 1,414 confirmed vent another surge in know with e-mail alerts. “Practically all nations have put in place limits seaports, border check points on these ties, admitted that several patients who suffer airports, equivalent to a lockdown, which would stopreturning flows ofcountrypeople cases. There are 122with deaths from Covid-19, the dependdisease on theArtana flow of travellers varying (degree of) strictness men. Mr on Monday said Indonesia needs stronger measures from diseases are still being treated at the going in Joko and caused by respective the coronavirus, Indonesia soinfar, thecountry,” highest in Per ing on comorbid the situationin and condition each Ms the dataout. from Jembrana’s the of region to limit mobility after receiving reportsofficials, that thousands workersrein Retno said. Asia. Stay in the know with e-mail alerts. “Practically hospital. South-east corded 7,695 cases, 7,432 recoveries, and 247 deaths Jakarta and its surrounding areas have returned to their home towns Coordinating maritime affairs and investment minister Luhut
all nations have put in place limits on the flow of travellers after losing most or all of their income amid the coronavirus outthe pandemic struck in 2020. (thebalisun.com/ Their policies have impacted Indonesians living many since Pandjaitan said in a video message on Tuesday that the with varying (degree of) strictness depending onoverseas, the respective “We still have aalso few Covid-19 patients at our hospital break. 22/03) of whom have recently returned home or are preparing to head government would take the decision within this week, situation and condition in each country,” Ms Retno said. home. According to Ms Retno, the two largest groups of homebound stressing however Indonesia would use the term lockdown. There have been concerns of a spread of infections as people from Indonesians are Indonesian migrant workers from Malaysia as well Jakarta, the epicentre of the country’s outbreak, return home. The Their policies have also impacted Indonesians living overseas, Indonesia All in Broad Reopening as IndonesiansEnds working as Quarantine crews on cruise Requirement ships. is preparing regulations that wouldemergency make it possible for Indonesia would also issue a presidential decree many of whom have recently returned home or are preparing government Jakarta and other coronavirus red zones to be put under an “area Indonesia is lifting quarantine rules for largest international to head home. According to two Ms Retno, the been two groups “The inflow traffic fromall these groups has far larger than that would allow the government to have an annual budget quarantine”, a term observers see as equivalent to a lockdown, of homebound Indonesians are Indonesian migrant travellers end two “In years ofof border closure, following normal,” MstoRetno said. terms size, the number of workers Indone- deficit of larger than 3 per cent – currently not allowed by the would stop of people going in and out. (straitstimes.com existing laws – flows so that it could spend more to deploy cash, from Malaysia as Indonesians as on which sians living and working inas Malaysia exceeds working 1 million. Andcrews there are its neighbours in well easing restrictions as South-east Asia 01/04/2020)
especially to the poorest population in the country. This exemption would apply for three years, before a normal Bali plans to hold Nyepi-like observance to curb COVID-19 spread “The inflow traffic from these two groups has been far larger threshold of 3 per cent would be reinstalled for 2023 annual The government will broaden quarantine-free travel to budget year. than normal,” Ms Retno said. “In terms of size, the number of Bali province’s Majelis Desa Adat, or traditional village council, the rest of the country, whilein still requiring a negative Indonesians living and Malaysia exceeds 1later million. says there are plans to working hold a Nyepi-like observance this Covid-19 result, Tourism Minister Sandiaga said And there are 11,838 Indonesian crews working forUno 80 cruise month as test part of an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 on “(Finance Minister) Sri Mulyani is currently making her calculation. ships, as per data gathered so far,” Ms Retno added. in his weekly briefing on Monday (March 21). the island, with the final decision set to be announced tomor- What if we give the bottom 40 per cent or 20 per cent direct cash handouts. It is being thoroughly calculated,” Mr Luhut row. She reopening said the government implementing proper trial health The comes after is a successful two-week of said. President Joko said on Monday that over the past eight 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 quarantine-free travel to Bali, Batam and Bintan islands, returning countrymen. Mr Joko Monday saidforIndonesia Tribun yesterday that nothing hasonbeen decided the time in Greater Jakarta back to their home towns, mostly in West where the spread of the virus remained low, he added. needs stronger measures to limit mobility after receiving Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta and East Java provinces. being, as authorities would need to hold a meeting first. reports that thousands of workers in Jakarta and its surrounding Daily coronavirus cases have dropped more than 90 per from peak mid-February, evenheasadded. deaths reSouth-east Asia’s largest has steadily Others had the taken the in trains and ships home, These areas have returned to their home towns after losing most or cent “We will decide on April 8. Ifeconomy it’s going to happen we chipped will issue are mostly daily-rated workers such as push-cart food sellers, all of their income amid the coronavirus outbreak. main high, reaching 139 people on Sunday. away at its remaining virus restrictions, most recently by an official circular from the traditional village council,” Agung Putra wasdomestic quoted astravellers saying. to board flights without hav- in what is termed the informal sector of the economy. allowing (straitstimes.com There been concernstest of aresults. spread of infections as people ... read more on 01/04/2020) www.baliadvertiser.biz ing to have present negative The observance, locally referred to as sipeng, will only mandate people home for three consecutive and Bali’sthat The Nusastay Duaatimproves safety measuresdays amid pandemic Over 1,000 Travelers Received Visa OntoArrival In Bali will not followInternational the exact same rules as the Have Balinese Day of important 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 Mataram said on Thursday (17/3). Corporation (ITDC) is implementing safety measures to help provision of food from the government?” Ordinarily, Nyepi of encourages by prohibiting acstop the spread COVID-19 self-reflection at tourist destination The Nusa He explained that the majority of travelers who applied for tivities lighting a fire,Ardita, working, and traveling “Those plenty of money from monthly salary have Dua in such Bali. as I Gusti Ngurah managing directororofgoing The the VoA who werehave from 5 specific countries. “23 countries can out, others. The news planned sipeng, however, only it good asthe theyvisa canon simply stock up, but what can we do when Nusaamong Dua, told Antara agency that a letterwould had been apply for arrival in Bali Airport. However, most prohibit people from leaving homes. hand sanitizers and we depend on daily income. If it were to happen for four days sent to tenants, urging themtheir to provide of the travelers who have entered with this type of visa pleasefrom thinkAustralia, it further America, wisely.” England, France, and Rusregularly spray disinfectant in public areas, including toilets, were While officialATM details haveand notshuttle been announced, news of sippray rooms, booths buses. sia,” Mataram added. eng quickly made its rounds on social media, showcasing diAs of yesterday afternoon, Bali confirmed eight additional vided amongwith locala circular residents. Prompted by provincial concerns “This isopinions in accordance letter from Bali’s cases of COVID-19, bringing the island’sManager total to 43. inMeanwhile, the Stakeholder Relations of This Angkaover COVID-19,onsom e are supportive ofsanitation the initiative, while administration improving hygiene and to combat cludes 19 recoveries and two deaths of foreign nationals. sa Pura I for Ngurah Rai Airport, Taufan Yudhistira, said others question how peopleatare toare meet daily the virus,” he said. Tenants Theexpected Nusa Dua alsotheir required (Coconuts.com 07/04/2020) that the traffic of Bali Airport has significantly increased. needs should the observance take place. “I agree, but to check the temperature of all staff and visitors and it’s to An officialclean from their the Immigration Office has that routinely sites. in A crisis center hasconfirmed been sethundreds up for “Bali 30.45 percent since February. “We pass hope through the pandemic will Airport 7,393 passengers the interThousands of workers Bali on unpaid leave, more laidsaw off over 1,000 visitors have applied ar- national guests, withforeign services that include deliveryfortovisas the on nearest end soon arrivals and tourism in Bali and can improve,” said Ardita. went terminal 3,353 passengers “Everywhere [in Indonesia] is pretty much facing the same condiLocal authorities ingovernment Balicheck-ups are reporting of policy workersahaving rival since resumed few through hospital andthe routine withhundreds healththe agencies. the international departures terminal from March lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 outbreak and its subsequent tion. We don’t know when this will end,” Ida Bagus Oka Dirga, who weeks ago. On Tuesday, Bali declared emergency by imposing 3 to March 16. said. In total,a state there ofwere 188 international impacts on the tourism industry, while thousands more have been heads the agency, Ardita added The without Nusa Dua’s Taufan said. stricter measures on visitors in an effort to curb the spread of instructed to staythat at home pay. employees have been flights,” The Headfrom of the Ngurah Immigration Class I, I COVID-19 working home from Rai March 16, exceptOffice for security and He added that in Badung, more to than 6,000 workers 78 comas cases continue climb with local from transmission Nyoman Suryahave Mataram, confirmed that 1,384 interpanies haveWith beenthe instructed stay at home and given between 50 cleaning Gede staff, who been equipped with protective gear Six international airlines, namely, Jetstar Airways, Singadetected. status, to the resort island will tighten checks to 70 Airlines, percent ofGaruda their minimum salary. national travelers appliedmeasures for a visa on arrival and follow physicalhave distancing while on duty.under As of pore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, KLM Royal at entrance gates and enforce a 14-day self-quarantine for all tourism purposes since the government VoA Dutch March 26, the occupancy rate at The Nusaresumed Dua hadthe dropped Airlines, Malaysia Airlines have resumed their people entering the hotels island. (thejakartapost.com 01/04/2020) “Right now, with and the empty, of course workers will burden cruise ships. moves past the worst of the Omicron wave.
program on March 7. “From the 4,330 foreign visitors that flight routes to Bali. (thebalisun.com/ 22/03) the operational cost. That’s why they have instructed them to stay have entered Bali, 1,384 of them applied for the VoA,” home. However, we do hope they won’t be laying off [these workDenpasar mayor urges city residents to stay at home amid coronavirus outbreak ers],” I Made Badra, who heads the Tourism Agency in Badung, told
Tribun. AirAsia’s Kuala Lumpur-Bali officially back in action. Up next? Bangkok-Bali The Mayor of Denpasar yesterday urged the city’s residents to
refrain from returning to their hometowns and stay at home Low-cost marked return to instead, asairline part ofAirAsia an effort to curbits theinternational spread of COVID-19 in the the Gods as its Kuala Bali.Island “I am of asking all residents livingLumpur-Denpasar in Denpasar for theflight time landed atnot thego Ngurah Rai International Airport yesterday. It being do anywhere, including to go to your hometown, was AirAsia’s first international flightwere totoBali since stay at your as respective [instead] break chain on In Denpasar, many as homes 2,975 workers told to the staythe at panhome demic started about two years ago. COVID-19 , as quoted by statelaid news agency without pay spread,” while another 53 workers were off, the city’sAntara. spokes-
Bali hotels roll out cheap promos or shut to survive coronavirus outbreak
different Many of companies. those who live in yesterday Denpasar hail from different In a statement published afternoon, AirAsiaparts anof the island and evenof theflight country. Withinthe social and physinounced the landing AK-376 Bali, carrying 106 “It’s because there is a lack of guests and hotels are not operating,” cal distancing advisory place andfrom the option return at to flight indeparted Kuala to Lumpur passengers. Gede Rai said. The their family homes sense financially, 10:24am local timemight and make arrived at Ngurah Raiofficials Airportfear at it might contribute to furtherinspread of COVID-19. For the time being, authorities Denpasar are reportedly planning 1:21pm.
“At this time, almost all hotels and restaurants in Bali are closed temporarily for one to two months, as we monitor the most up to date situation,” BHA chairman I Made Ricky Darmika Putra told state news agency Antara yesterday.
under to observation two more who have (before tested positive for gions enter Baliand with AirAsia. In 2019 the panthe numbers novel coronavirus. Across Bali, the total where number of of posiThe are even higher in Badung regency, some the demic), AirAsia Airline Group served 45 Kuala Lumpur-Bali tive COVID-19 caseshotels stand atrestaurants 10 as of yesterday island’s most popular and are located.afternoon, An official flights per week and carried 482,000 tourists from various from the regency’s Industry and Manpower Agency Tribun including two deaths of foreign nationals, whiletold a total of yes141 countries to enter Bali via Kuala Lumpur,” AirAsia Indonesia terday thathave 198 been workers have been off as of April most of patients placed underlaid observation, as 4,per data whomVeronika were employed in thesaid. tourism sector. CEO Yosephine from the provincial government.
requires discipline and cooperation from everyone, not only the the reactivation of visahotels on arrival entry, AirAsia saw potential its flight Meanwhile, some are still attract government, butother also the public in seeking heedingtothe instructions bookings to Bali increase by 232 percent, according to the customers, and are rolling out cheap promotions on long-term and suggestions from officials,” Rai Mantra said. Last week, a stays. One example is Lv8, a hotel located in Canggu, which statement. As of yesterday, more than 1,000 seats on the nurse who tested positive for COVID-19 reportedly offers went a one-month stay fee starting flights from IDR8million (US$481). For airline’s Lumpur-Bali have officials been booked forperthe home toKuala Tabanan regency, prompting to trace her spective, the hotel’s normal daily rate ranges from IDR800K-1 milmonth ahead. .... read more on www.baliadvertiser.biz close contacts immediately. lion. (coconuts.com 07/04/2020)
man Gede Rai told Kompas, adding that the workers were from 37
The Bali Hotel Association (BHA), whose members include general managers of over 100 four-star and five-star hotels and resorts in Bali, said that most accommodations and restaurants in Bali have opted to temporarily close for at least one month.
Ricky also responded to circulating information that many hotels in a social protection strategy for these workers, including through In- Bali are up for sale, clarifying that those reports are false. In addidonesian government’s pre-employment cards, which launched According to Denpasar government’s, there areofwas currently 96 tion, he explained how hotels that are still open have less than 10 “The Bali-Kuala Lumpur direct flight is one the main percent occupancy rates, while most restaurants have cut their oplast month. The cards, which aim to aid job seekers and unemployed people under monitoring in the city, along with two patients “Our success in breaking the chain of coronavirus spread erational short. routes tourists from Southeast and other Asia re- Since workers,for grant them access and fundingAsia to various trainings. thehours reopening of international flights to Bali, as well as
