The Head of Denpasar Department of Agriculture, I Gede Ambara Putra (56), died on Friday (25/12) after testing positive with Covid-19. (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I Wayan Yatika) Previously, another Denpasar government official, the Head of City Inspectorate, I.B. Sidharta had also died from Covid-19 related causes. Gede Ambara has become the second victim …
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91 inmates including 7 foreigners have COVID-19 after a second PCR swab test confirmed earlier testing. Last week 627 inmates, which is half the prison population tested reactive to the Coronavirus during rapid testing. To get more accurate results, Bali authorities tested all the inmates again using the more accurate PCR swab test. Head of …
Indonesia and Singapore will reopen their borders to each other in a new reciprocal travel corridor which will allow for Singaporean business travelers to arrive in Bali. The governments of Indonesia and Singapore have announced a reciprocal green lane between the two countries will officially launch on October 26th, 2020. (Image: ©The Bali Sun – …
A Bali hospital has been accused of diagnosing patients with COVID-19 who did not actually have the virus in order to receive more money from the Indonesian Government. Director of Negara Hospital in Jembrana, I Gusti Ketut Oka Parwata has denied the accusation for faking COVID-19 results. According to a statement by the Head of …
The Buleleng Regency has asked the Bali Governor to impose to regulations on self isolation as COVID-19 cases surge. “Apparently in Singaraja, Buleleng Covid-19 is still far from over. Two more people have died after testing positive with Covid-19 in Buleleng this morning.”, said Buleleng Regent, Putu Agus Suradnyana. Buleleng has 24 deaths from Covid-19 …
Vice Chairman Of Covid-19 Handling Task Force said that Bali and Java will be the first provinces in Indonesia to receive the vaccine. Luhut Binsar Panjaitan made the statement during a virtual press conference on Friday Sept 18th 2020 and said that Bali and Java have the highest COVID-19 cases in Indonesia and should get …
More reports are surfacing over Bali’s struggling health care system as COVID-19 cases surge across the island. South Denpasar Public Health Service IV on Jalan Pulau Moyo, Pedungan, Denpasar has shut down their Inpatient and Outpatient services after 6 medical workers tested positive for COVID-19 and another 40 have been put into isolation. Despite the …
COVID-19 cases have been increased 18.6% in in Indonesia and Bali itself has seen a significant increase of over 100% if compared with the data from 2 weeks ago, COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force, Wiku Adisasmito said at a press conference. This is obviously not a good sign for the future of tourism on the …
Two men from Britain and Australia have been arrested on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for possession of methamphetamine and ecstasy, police said Thursday. Collum Park from Britain was arrested Tuesday night with 11.8 grams of methamphetamine and 15 ecstasy pills, Denpasar police chief Jansen Panjaitan said in a statement. Park has been in Bali …
The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Chairman, I Gusti Agung Ngurah Rai Suryawijaya has said that Bali will have to ‘survive’ even though its going to be very hard without foreign tourists. Suryawijaya confirmed yesterday that plans to open Bali for international tourism have been postponed. “We will try and focus on domestic tourists …
More information is surfacing regarding the reopening of Bali to international visitors. Indonesia is reviewing a plan for Bali to reopen for international visitors amid concerns the move will compromise the country’s effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. State-Owned Enterprises Minister, Erick Thohir who is overseeing daily operations of the country’s coronavirus taskforce was …
All of the technology and money in the world hasn’t been able to slow down Covid-19 but Bali had a trick up their own sleeve when it came to slowing the spread of the virus. Using their traditional culture and social structures, Covid-19 so far has not been able to take over the island as …