Hundreds of people were caught without masks at a random checkpoint in Denpasar today, demonstrating the relaxed attitudes toward mask wearing in Bali, with authorities collecting approximately IDR2.2 million in fines in an hour. The Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) in Denpasar said that his staff captured 40 mask rule offenders in that short period, 22 of whom were fined IDR100,000 (US$7) each. Since last September, Bali has enforced an obligatory mask requirement, with offenders lia...

Officials in Denpasar have verified that the city would acquire herd immunity in the near future, since 65 percent of its population have been immunized. I Dewa Gede Rai, spokesman for the Denpasar Covid-19 Handling Task Force, stated that Denpasar city just needs a few more weeks to attain herd immunity. “We need to deliver the Covid-19 vaccination to at least 507,720 Denpasar residents (70 percent) to achieve herd immunity in compliance with WHO guidelines, and we're getting there,” G...

Bali Vice Governor, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati (Cok Ace) has reported that over 50 percent of Bali citizens had got the Covid-19 vaccination. Cok Ace reported that around 2 million individuals in Bali from a total population of 4.32 million in 9 different locations around the island have got the vaccination. “We are quite grateful to hear this positive news, and according to the WHO's criterion, we might theoretically attain herd immunity once we distribute the vaccine to at le...

Bali Vice Governor, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati (Cok Ace) has reported that over 50 percent of Bali citizens had got the Covid-19 vaccination. Cok Ace reported that around 2 million individuals in Bali from a total population of 4.32 million in 9 different locations around the island have got the vaccination. “We are quite grateful to hear this positive news, and according to the WHO's criterion, we might theoretically attain herd immunity once we distribute the vaccine to at le...

Bali still need a supply of around 3.3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in order to inoculate two-thirds of its people, according to the governor, despite the fact that official case counts have been declining in recent weeks. As of June 3, about 1.35 million individuals in Bali had received their first vaccination dosage, according to data from Indonesia's Health Ministry, with around 646,000 having received their second shot by this time. Governor Wayan Koster stated that the provinc...