Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi announced on Thursday that there have been at least 26 foreign nationals that have died from Covid-19 in Indonesia. “As of Wednesday, there are 311 foreigners who have tested positive for COVID-19, 26 have died and 204 others have recovered,” she said in a virtual press briefing. The ministry also …
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3 markets in Bali have been identified as Covid-19 clusters after multiple market traders tested positive for the virus. As local transmission soars, Bali officials are asking anyone who has been to the markets and are showing symptoms to come forward for testing. The three markets are Badung Market, Kumbasari Market and Gunung Agung Market. …
Two Australians have tested positive for Covid-19 in Bali the same day that Governor Wayan Koster issued a new warning that the virus is spreading. One, aged 66, is now in Udayana University Hospital and the other, aged 52, from Victoria, is being held in a quarantine centre in Denpasar according to 7News. Both men …
Bali Governor Wayan Koster has said that Bali is not ready to open to tourism. The covid-19 central task-force advised the Governor that it would not be safe to open the island for tourists at this time. “So far the direction from the central task force is that tourism cannot yet be opened,” said the …
A husband and wife from Lampung, Sumatra went to the Udayana University Hospital In Jimbaran, Bali on Monday (1/6) to get a Covid-19 rapid test, but when they received the results they ran out of the hospital never to be seen again. “The husband’s results were negative. While his wife was reactive,” said Managing Director …
Bali has recorded its highest single day jump in confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the pandemic began. Bali Covid-19 Taskforce Chairman Dewa Made Indra stated on Friday that there were an additional 23 patients who tested positive for the virus. “These 23 people are Indonesian citizens consisting of 12 Indonesian Migrant Workers and 11 people …
There are few places in the world where hospitality, tourism and culture are as deep-rooted in the psyche than Bali.But Indonesia’s tropical holiday island is no longer the bustling tourist destination that Aussies love – coronavirus has transformed the relaxation destination and party capital into a “ghost town”. More than 80 per cent of the island’s four …
Due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Bali tourism is losing AUD $1 Billion (IDR 9.7 Trillion) per month said Bali’s Deputy Governor, Cok Ace. According to Ace, the tourism sector has been the hardest hit and is continuing to make life harder for the Balinese people. The majority of Balinese people’s livelihoods depend …
The son of a Queensland man found dead in a Bali hotel says his father was “well and enjoying an extended holiday”, while Indonesian authorities fear coronavirus could be the cause of death but will not know until an autopsy is conducted. The 47-year-old father of two, Christopher Steven Tolley, was found in his hotel …
The Covid-19 pandemic is impacting public safety and public order in Bali according to officials. Denpasar Police Chief AKBP Jansen Avitus Panjaitan stated Friday that the situation is now impoving but police need the public’s help in order to keep it under control. The increase in crime has been triggered by the socioeconomic impact caused …
Police in Bali have reportedly charged a man for organizing a ngaben (traditional Balinese cremation ritual) ceremony in Buleleng regency last Friday, after the event ignored social distancing advisories and drew crowds amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After questioning a number of witnesses regarding the event on Saturday, police said they gathered enough evidence to process the case …
The Bangli COVID-19 Task Force has decided to isolate the entire village of Abuan, Bali. After hundreds tested positive to coronavirus antibodies during rapid testing on Thursday and Friday, the swab testing on the reactive cases has eventually returned 24 positive Covid-19 cases in the three banjars of Abuan village. During the isolation period, residents …