Bali Tourism Association has predicted that Bali will receive at least 1.5 million international visitors when the travel corridor reopens. The Head of the Bali Tourism Board (BTB), Ida Bagus Agung Partha Adnyana said that the preparation stages of reopening the international travel corridor which includes distributing the Covid-19 vaccine is about to finish, and …
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Denpasar city government has decided to distribute the Covid-19 vaccine from door-to-door to accelerate the vaccination program in their area. The Spokesman of the Denpasar Covid-19 Handling Task Force, I Dewa Gede Rai said that the officials will start to distribute vaccines this way in three different areas of South Denpasar, including Sidakarya, Sesetan, and …
Dozens of children in Klungkung are experiencing malnutrition and their condition is still far from normal in comparison to the average child in Bali. During a social visit from Empowerment of Family Welfare (PKK) that took place at the Dalem Temple in Nusa Penida, they found dozens of children were undersized and malnourished. The Head …
The Head of The National Covid-19 Handling Task Force, Lieutenant General of Military, Doni Monardo has urged the Governor of Bali to regulate a quarantine policy for both domestic and international visitors. This idea was proposed by Doni during a closed meeting that was held at the Governor’s office in Denpasar on Thursday (1/4). He …
Two cantilever villages in Nusa Dua, Jimbaran and Benoa are still considered as red zone areas due to their high Covid-19 numbers. As the area that was appointed by the central government to be a Covid free area, Nusa Dua is at the preparation stages of making its environment safer to be visited by international …
The central government has revised several points on the entry requirements to Bali for domestic tourists starting April 1st 2021. According to mandate Number 12 Year 2021 about travel requirements for domestic tourists during the Covid pandemic, there are several entry requirements that have started to be implemented such as:-Other than showing negative results from …
Negara Public Hospital has temporarily closed down an isolation room that they have been using to treat symptomatic Covid-19 patients. The Director of Negara Public Hospital, Dr. Ni Putu Eka Indrawati said that from the two isolation rooms that the hospital has, Indrawati decided to temporarily close down one of the rooms. “The additional Covid-19 …
The Social Agency of Tabanan has confirmed that the number of patients with mental health issues has been surging since the Covid-19 pandemic struck in Bali over a year ago. Officials link the adverse effects of the pandemic to the rising number of depression and mental health illnesses on the island. The Head of Tabanan …
Indonesian ministers hosted an event in Bali on Friday (26/3) called “Rethinking and Reinventing Bali Post Covid-19” with several ambassadors from different countries. The event was held in the Kecak Ballroom of Sofitel Hotel in Nusa Dua and was attended by ambassadors from Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Japan, Netherlands and Russia. Each participant was required to …
An official from Tabanan Covid-19 Handling Task Force with the initials (INA) has been arrested for embezzling cash assistance given by a Social Foundation. Thousands of dollars in cash assistance was supposedly being distributed to pandemic affected workers in Pujungan village but Pupuan Tabanan was being corrupted by INA. The public relations of Tabanan district …
The Bali provincial government has planned to use Genose as one of the testing methods apart from the swab and rapid antigen test in the Bali Ngurah Rai airport. Bali Vice Government, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati (Cok Ace) said that they will start the use of Genose in April 2021. “We agreed to start …
The Head of Bali Tourism Agency, I Putu Astawa has urged the government to distribute Covid-19 vaccines to the Balinese artist community. Astawa explained that the Balinese artists such as Kecak dancer, Barong dancer and other performers are also considered tourism workers that should be prioritized to receive the vaccine. “Thankfully, after communicating this with …