zero cases of covid in four regions bali sets a new record.

Category : Adventure | Posted On May 16, 2022

Precisely the positive news of Covid from Bali today. On Thursday 5 May, four districts in Bali recorded zero positive cases of Covid-19. Across the island, only 13 positive cases were recorded and there were no deaths. This is good news for everyone living in Bali and for international travelers looking to visit the island of the gods in the near future.

The chairman of the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling the Bali Covid-19, I Made Rentin, yesterday announced that all districts in Bali had been downgraded to a low-risk area with a yellow zone code. In Bali, it is known that there are 134 active cases, 34 people are hospitalized and 102 people are placed in isolation rooms.

Bali's total population is just over 4.3 million plus tens of thousands of visitors at any one time. This low number of cases is due to the high vaccination rate and the need for tourists to present a negative PCR test upon arrival or their vaccination certificate.

Spokesman for the Denpasar City Covid-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force I Dewa Gede Rai said the number of infections in the city continued to decline, although it had not yet reached zero. He asked the public to continue to act in accordance with government guidelines, sanitation priorities and other health protocols such as wearing masks. He gave an example, now is not the time to be lazy because this will definitely lead to an increase in cases in Denpasar and Bali in general.

Rai reminded the public to always be aware of the latest numbers and news related to regulations and protocols that continue to develop. He said the Omicron variant is still prevalent in Bali and virologists around the world believe new variants will continue to emerge in the coming months.

Across Indonesia, 250 new cases were recorded on Thursday, May 5, with an average of 238 cases per day for the past seven days. During the pandemic, Indonesia recorded more than 6 million cases. This figure is likely much higher because, at the start of the pandemic, testing was not widely available. According to data published online, Indonesia has recorded 156,000 Covid-19-related deaths since the start of the epidemic.

Overall, news of this low number of cases will be welcomed by those living in Bali and those planning to travel there in the near future. Many would-be travelers say they wait for the number of cases to drop to a minimum before starting their journey. Authorities across Indonesia are working around the clock to strike a balance between easing restrictions so the economy, particularly the tourism sector, can recover and ensuring the number of cases remains low.

Currently, Indonesia's borders are open and the visa on arrival program welcomes citizens from sixty countries to the country without the need to apply for a visa first. Unvaccinated or single-dose travelers must present a negative PCR test performed within 48 hours of arrival in Indonesia. Double-vaccinated travelers must present a Covid-19 vaccination certificate and a negative rapid antigen test performed 24 hours prior to departure.

In some cases, travelers are required to present proof of travel or medical insurance documents upon arrival. As always, travelers should be prepared to present proof of onward travel if requested by immigration officials.

On March 2, 2020, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, often referred to as Jokowi, announced the first two cases of Covid-19 in the country through a televised press release. Compared to many other parts of the world, Indonesia's response to the outbreak is rapidly evolving, marking a local shutdown at the start of the third week of March. To date, 165,140,701 people in Indonesia have received two doses of the vaccine.


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