Monday, April 20
Previously negative migrant worker tests positive + Blood shortages + Villages asked to do closer monitoring + Hotels to be fined for not accepting people for quarantine... and more!
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Status Update
Country-wide Numbers:
Source:
Indonesia National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB Indonesia): @BNPB_Indonesia
Official updates are available from the Indonesian Government here.
Bali Numbers:
Confirmed Cases Distribution:
Key: Red = Infected | Green = Recovered | Black = Died
Trends:
Sources:
Infographic comes from Bali Provincial Government COVID-19 Task Force (link).
The geographic breakdown comes from the Bali Provincial Government's data collection department (link).
Charts have been compiled using their data.
More detailed information on the locations of positive cases within each Regency, as well as the number of suspected cases and people under observation, can be found in infographics on the official websites of each Regency's COVID-19 Task Force:
Bangli* | Karangasem
*Does not yet have a dedicated Covid-19 info page. Detailed information can be found by reading official government news alerts.
The Big News
"Denpasar Adds One Additional Positive Covid-19 Case, But Patient Previously Had Negative Rapid Test Result" from Radar Bali (Indonesian): Positive cases of Corona Virus Diseases (Covid-19) in Denpasar City increased by one person, but the new cse came from a person who had previously tested negative for the virus from a rapid test... According to Dewa Gede Rai, spokesman for the Covid-19 Task Force for Denpasar City, the new patient has a history of travel outside the area and that before testing positive he had been in isolation for 14 days. During isolation, he was declared healthy without symptoms. But, later after conducting a swab test the results were positive. "Had a rapid test. This was before the ODP. The initial rapid test was negative," he said.
"Badung Asks Villages to Monitor the Movement Of Residents from Outside the Area" from Antara (Indonesia): Deputy Regent of Badung, I Ketut Su Ning, has asked the COVID-19 Mutual Assistance Task Force officers at the village level to always monitor and be aware of movements in and out of residents from outside the area... "For the sake of the security of Badung residents, we hope that the COVID-19 Mutual Assistance Task Force guards the village area to be strict to every migrant who enters his territory," he said.
"HELP! Tabanan Lack Of Blood Stock" from The IDN Times (Indonesian): The outbreak of COVID-19 does not only affect economic activity. But also social activities such as blood donation. The lack of blood donor activities from the community makes the blood stock in Tabanan suffer shortages. The Head of the Blood Transfusion Unit in Tabanan, Dr. IN Gede Sumardika SpPK, said that the amount of blood per group in Tabanan is as follows:
Blood type A: 8 bags (consisting of 5 complete blood bags, 2 red blood cell sacs and 1 platelet sac)
Blood Type B: 19 bags (Consists of 7 complete blood bags, 4 red blood cell sacs and 8 platelet sacs)
Blood Type O: 24 bags (6 blood cells, 9 red blood cells, 9 platelet bags)
Blood Type AB: 6 bags (Consists of 4 complete blood bags, 1 bag of red blood cells and one platelet bag.
If seen from availability, according to Sumardika, ideally it should be three times the current stock.
Other Headlines
"HOAX: People Not Barred from Entering BNI Bank" from The Bali Tribune (Indonesian): A message cuirculating on WhatsApp claiming that most eployees of BNI Bank are infected with Covid-19 has been confired as false by the Provincial Government of Bali. It is true that an in-law of a bank employee died from the virus tested, but the employee tested negative after a swab test at the hosptal, and all other employees at the branch received rapud tests and all tested negative.
"Entry Procedures At Gilimanuk Port Tightened" from The Bali Post (Indonesian): The inspection examination at the entrance of the Gilimanuk Port, both related to health (COVID-19) and security, is still being carried out as long as the virus is spreading emergency. As the entrance to Bali from the island of Java, the examination is focused on the health of everyone who enters... Including the truck and kernet drivers who entered Bali. The inspection pattern is carried out in stages, beginning with health checks at the port by officers from the Port Health Office (KKP). Furthermore, security checks such as people's identity, vehicle documents and goods are carried out subsequently in an integrated manner at the Integrated Post, Gilimanuk Terminal.
"All People Entering Kerobokan Indigenous Village Must Wear A Mask" from Berita Bali (Indonesian): After conducting prevention efforts in the spread of Covid-19 in crowded places such as in a number of markets, the Gotong Royong Task Force Team of the Kerobokan Customary Village conducted a mask inspection at 7 strategic points such as at the T-junction and intersection in the Kerobokan area on Saturday... The goal is to provide direction for manners to follow the direction of the government because in addition to personal safety, also for others. For further efforts, he continued to propose the Task Force team to continue to appeal and educate the public so that every time they leave the house wearing a mask.
Impact of Corona: Bali's Purchasing Power Is Weak" from Nusa Bali (Indonesian): The Covid-19 pandemic situation has complicated various sectors, especially the economy. The purchasing power of Balinese manners has also weakened... However, according to the Bali Provincial Agriculture and Food Security Agency, food stocks are still safe. Food stock, especially rice and chili in Bali, is currently still sufficient for the needs of Bali's manners until June 2020. "I think for food readiness for the Province of Bali as a whole is quite safe. Especially for the main products, namely rice, corn, shallots, and chillies," explained the Head of the Food and Horticulture Resilience Division of the Bali Province Food Crop Agriculture Office, Wayan Sunarta.
"Tabanan Issues Sanctions If Hotels Refuse to Accept PMI for Isolation" from the IDN Times (Indonesian): In response to local protests over the use of hotels in the area for the quarantine of Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) in Tabanan, the Regent of Tabanan has issued instructions that all hotel owners are obliged to allow the Regency, Subdistrict, Village and Indigenous Village Governments who need a hotel as a special PMI isolation place, with all available facilities. Hotel owners who do not allow their place to be used as a special place to isolate PMI and a shelter for the medical team that handles COVID-19, will be subject to sanctions in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
The View from Outside
"Coronavirus: In Indonesia, Fears Over Bali's Laid-back Approach" from The South China Morning Post: The Indonesian resort island of Bali has declined to introduce strict measures to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, despite several other regions of the country doing so, raising fears it could rapidly spread and cause far more infections and deaths... Bali Governor I Wayan Koster said the provincial island still had “a long way to go” before following suit. While his government has declared a state of emergency, closed schools and public beaches, social distancing measures are merely encouraged and not enforced.
Resources
Important information for foreigners who are staying on the island, such as designated COVID-19 hospitals and emergency contact numbers, can be found by following this link.
The government has cancelled its visa-on-arrival process and rolled out enhanced entry requirements for people traveling to Indonesia; they have also granted automatic extensions to most foreigners who are still in the country on temporary stay visas. You can see a (translated) list of all of the relevant regulations on the Directorate General of Immigration & Ministry of Law and Human Rights' website here.
If you are trying to plan travel anywhere, here are two of the best up-to-date resources that can help you:
IATA Travel Center Update - The International Air Transport Association is the global lobbying body for the aviation industry. Their alerts feed into airlines' reservation systems, so it is the most reliable database of flight restrictions around.
Al Jazeera Travel Restriction & Border Shutdown Tracker - A companion list that includes less technical summaries of each country's travel restrictions, beyond just flights and airport access.
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