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Indonesia eases COVID-19 restrictions in Bali, borders to be tightened
Tourist spots in most parts of the island will now accept visitors, Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Panjaitan told a virtual conference, as long as they adhere to strict protocols, such as proving their vaccination status on a government-verified phone app.
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Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Panjaitan during a videoconference with the executives of homegrown e-wallet DANA in Jakarta on Friday (26/6). (Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Ministry/Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Ministry)
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span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text">Indonesia has eased its COVID-19 restrictions on the popular tourist island of Bali, although international travellers will face stricter protocols on arrival to help curb the spread of new variants, a senior minister said on Monday.
Tourist spots in most parts of the island will now accept visitors, Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan told a virtual conference, as long as they adhere to strict protocols, such as proving their vaccination status on a government-verified phone app.
"The rapidly improving COVID-19 situation in Java and Bali has caused the PPKM level to decline faster than we expected," Luhut told the conference, referring to Indonesia's system of social mobility restrictions.
The level of social mobility restrictions in Bali will be evaluated weekly.
International visitors, however, must undergo an eight-day quarantine and take three PCR tests before they enter the island.
"Firm action" would be taken against those who flout the restrictions, Luhut said, but he did not say what those penalties would include.
Later at the conference, Health Minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, said that borders to the country would be tightened.
