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No. 262 / 27 May - 03 June 2022
Tourist Arrivals Reclaim Lost Ground 2022: “The number of foreign tourists in March 2022 increased significantly compared with March 2021. If March 2022 is compared to February, the increase was 121.02% March international arrivals comprised 39,060 arrivals by air, 1,409 by sea, and overland 319. In March 2022, the number of air arrivals increased 203.94% compared to March 2021.
bringing their vehicles to Bali during the recent Idul Fitri Holidays resulted in almost unprecedented traffic jams in many parts of the Island. This has evoked a recommendation from a senior official at GIPI that domestic tourists who rent vehicles in Bali would help reduce traffic congestion and provide added income to the Island’s economy.
For Q1 of 2022 (January-March), foreign arrivals via Indonesia’s main gateways In Bali, observers say an even more totaled 74,380 – an increase of 228.24% dramatic increase in foreign arrivals is being over Q1 2021. While the year-on-year The Nation Statistics Board (BPS) reports curtailed somewhat by the rising cost of air increase in international arrivals in Q1 in that international visitors coming to travel and limited flight frequency. Based on Indonesia is impressive, the numbers still Indonesia via the Country’s main gateways pale compared to arrivals for Q1 in the prein March 2020 reached 40,790, representing the Indonesian Tourism Promotion Board (GIPI) calculations, Bali has 12,000 – 15,000 COVID years when as many as 3 million a 206.25% increase compared to March visitors arriving each day by inter-island visitors came to the Country. 2021. ferry. The number of air passengers landing each day at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International (balidiscovery.com) Quoted by NusaBali.com, the BPS Airport is around 10,000 passengers. Chief Margo Yuwono told a press conference in Jakarta on Monday, 16 May The large number of domestic visitors
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Indonesia Unmasks, Gradually can choose not to wear a mask. However, for activities in enclosed rooms and on public transportation, a face mask is still required.”
the number of active COVID-19 cases in Indonesia on 16 May 2022 stood at 4,697.
Also, on 16 May, 263 people in Indonesia were declared cured of COVID-19 or 5.889.797 on a cumulative basis since March 2020. Fatalities linked to COVID-19 on 16 May 2022 equaled six deaths nationally, representing part of a cumulative “Similarly, members of the public total of 154,646 deaths caused experiencing symptoms of by the virus in Indonesia since of face masks.” The President’s coughs and colds should wear a March 2022. Indonesia President Joko remarks were made at the Bogor mask when undertaking activities,” added the President. In terms of injections, Indonesia Widodo has announced that his Palace in West Java on calculates it has given: government is relaxing the rules Tuesday, 17 May 2022, and The President also said that and guidelines of wearing uploaded to the National domestic and international • The first dosage medical masks in open areas, Secretariat YouTube Channel. travelers who have received against COVID-19 to saying that complete vaccinations (against 199.625,406 people. the COVID-19 pandemic is now The relaxation of the masking COVID-19) no longer need to • The second dosage rules applies only in open areas under control. undergo PCR or Rapid against COVID-19 to and does not apply to enclosed 165,273,179 people. As quoted spaces or for people traveling on Antigen testing. • The third dosage on NusaBali.com, President public transportation. On 16 May 2022, the National against COVID-19 to Widod said: “In light of current COVID-19 Task Force said that 42,709,756 people Elaborating, the Indonesian conditions, COVID-19 in Indonesia added 182 new cases President said, “If the public is Indonesia is increasingly under bringing the cumulative total to (balidiscovery.com) involved in activities in control. The government has 6.050,958 cases. Meanwhile, decided to relax rules on the use uncrowded outside areas, they For members of the public at risk, senior citizens, or those suffering from comorbidities, the President recommends that masks be worn during all activities.
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