Monday, June 29
2 more deaths recorded + Sanur Harbor ready to re-open + Kintamani visits drop 50% after rapid test results are required to enter + Gianyar Police raid village checking for health certificates + more!
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Status Update
National Numbers:
Bali Numbers:
Regency Numbers:
Confirmed Cases Distribution:
Key: Red = Infected | Green = Recovered | Black = Died
30-Day Trends:
More details on the locations of positive cases within each Regency, as well as the number of suspected cases ("ODP") and people under in-patient observation ("PDP"), can be found in charts & infographics on the websites of each Regency's Covid-19 Task Force:
Badung | Bangli | Buleleng | Denpasar City | Gianyar | Jembrana | Karangasem | Klungkung | Tabanan
Sources:
The national update comes from the Indonesia National Disaster Management Agency: @BNPB_Indonesia
The Bali Numbers infographic comes from the Bali Provincial Government COVID-19 Task Force (link).
The Confirmed Cases Distribution map & Regency Numbers figures come from the Bali Provincial Government's data collection department (link).
NOTE: While the national government includes daily testing totals in its infographic, Bali’s provincial government does not routinely release this data, so it is not included.
How You Can Help
In response to the collapse of the tourism sector in Bali and the resulting economic crisis, dozens of individuals and organizations have sprung into action, raising funds and distributing badly needed food and everyday essentials to the innumerable families who have suddenly fund themselves without any source of income. We've been making an effort to document and raise awareness of these efforts. We will add information on projects in this space as we are able to confirm them. If you'd like to see a list of the efforts that we've featured so far and contribute to them with either time or money, visit our complete list here. You can also see a list of projects that have registered themselves at BaliSolidarity.org. If you know of an effort and would like to have them listed, please send their information to newsletter@migrationmedia.net.
The Big News
"Sanur Denpasar Harbor is Ready to Open, These Requirements Must Be Fulfilled' from Radar Bali (Indonesian): The Denpasar City Transportation Agency has coordinated readiness for all stakeholders operating in the Port of Sanur. As such, operators, prospective passengers, and port infrastructure must meet the standards of good health protocol... In terms of facilities the ship owner must also prepare a sanitizer and disinfectant to spray several times a week. Not only that the organizer or all incoming operators and passengers are expected to be healthy and must wear masks. In addition, passengers who enter must have a health certificate and have a negative rapid test letter. Passengers must also follow health protocols such as maintaining distance, wearing masks and so on.
"Passenger Allowed On Jakarta-Sorong Flight Despite Testing Positive for Covid-19" from The Jakarta Post: Sorong Airport Health Office coordinator Farida Tariq said that health officials discovered that the passenger, a 20-year-old student, had tested positive for the disease during a routine health document check conducted when the passengers arrived at Domine Eduard Osok Airport in Sorong on Saturday. The student, a resident of South Sorong regency, traveled to Sorong with a group of 42 other students... Unsure of how the student was allowed to board the flight, Farida speculated that Soekarno-Hatta International Airport health officials in Jakarta may have been overwhelmed by the large number of passengers that day. Farida said there were around 90 passengers on the Jakarta-Sorong flight. All of them have been instructed to undergo self-quarantine for the next two weeks.
"Rapid Testing At Kintamani Reduces Tourist Visits By Up to 50%" from The Bali Tribune (Indonesian): Several visitors were sent home because they did not bring proof of negative rapid test results. From Bali Tribune observations on Sunday, some traffic points in the Kintamani area look quieter than a few weeks before. Nevertheless, on several tourist attractions such as the Penelokan and Geosite Tumuli platforms, visitors still appear to take selfies. Likewise, in some coffee shops and restaurants are also still crowded.
Other Headlines
"With 30 new Infections Denpasar Touches 500 Cases, and 1 Covid-19 Patient Died" from Bali Puspa News (Indonesian): The patient who died was a 53-year-old woman from Pemogan Village, South Denpasar. She died on June 25 at RSUDN Unud. "She was admitted to the hospital on June 23 because she had a history of lung infection," said I Dewa Gede Rai, Spokesman fro Denpasar's Covid-19 Task Force. This patient underwent a swab test on June 24 and the results came out on June 26. "This patient died at 9:00 pm and her body was taken to Sanglah Hospital. Now her body has been buried in the Bugis Village Cemetery," he explained.
"Two Covid-19 Patients in Gianyar Recover, 1 Dies" from Bali Express (Indonesian): The patient who died, who has been identified by his initials, "IMM," was a 46-year-old man from Blahbatuh District. He was admitted to RSUD Unud on June 22 with complaints of a week-long fever, chest pain and diarrhea. He died on June 25... After his swab test results conformed the Covid-19 diagnosis, follow-up action was to carry out the handling of the body based on the Covid-19 protocol, which included contact tracing. On June 27, 39 people who had been known to have had contact with the victim were isolated and tested. All returned non-reactive results.
"Pecalang in Gianyar Conduct Surprise Inspection of Residents to Check for Covid-19-free Letters" from iNews Bali (Indonesian): Joint officers from the Gianyar PP Satpol, police and the village head of Ketewel Gianyar carried out a surprse inspection of migrants on Saturday to check the health certificates of migrants who enter Bali. every migrant resident who lived in Ketewel Village was checked for his identity. Officers also urge residents to obey health protocols, such as not crowding and still using masks when doing activities outside the home... Head of Sukawati sub-district, Gusti Ngurah Gede Udayad, said that the raids on migrants were also to ensure they were free from Covid-19. So in addition to identity, they were asked to show Covid-19-free letters. "If they do not bring a health certificate. They must report to the village head within 24 hours so we can control it," he said.
"Covid-19 Cases in Denpasar Shift from Market Clusters to Families" from Berita Bali (Indonesian): As positive cases of Covid-19 in the city of Denpasar have skyrocketed, this increase, in addition to being dominated by new cases with a history of travel within the region, is also a local contact from the market cluster that is transmitted to families. This is evidenced by the large number of people without symptoms (OTG) who after carrying out the Test Swab were declared Positive Covid-19... "If we look at case data, for the current market cluster it has declined, however transmission in the family is still happening and is difficult to dammed, this requires cooperation from the whole community, so we must know and care about the history of family members, relatives or neighbors, and even more disciplined in implementing health protocols, especially in the family and home environment," said Dewa Rai, Spokesman for Denpasar's Covid-19 Task Force.
"First Covid-19 Patients from Galiran Market Cluster Recover" from Bali Puspa News (Indonesian): According to Klungkung Regional Hospital Managing Director Dr. Nyoman Kesuma, 6 patients recovered and returned home on Sunday, including traders who were exposed to the virus at Galiran Market. They were declared healed after returning successive negative Swab Test results.
Non-Covid News of Note
"Four Suspected Dog Killers Arrested, Police Seize Wooden Beams Used Along with Scooter" from Radar Bali (Indonesian): Police finally arrested four young men who killed a dog. The dog, named Sule, was slaughtered by the perpetrators in the Grya Nugraha Gang Jeruk C1 housing complex No: 8 in South Kuta. Police used the license plate number from the scooter in the video that the suspects filmed of their actions to track them down... When confronted by police, the scooter's owner confessed to the crime. "His confession gave us the identities of the other perpetrators," explained the Head of Public Relations of Denpasar Police, Iptu Ketut Sukadi. "At that time we also secured the wooden blocks and motorbikes used by the perpetrators to kill dogs," he added.
"50% of Tourism Accommodations in Nusa Penida Do Not Have Permits" from Berita Bali (Indonesian): Klungkung Regent I Nyoman Suwirta said that around 50% tourist accommodations in Nusa Penida do not have a permit. Although not yet licensed, many tourism accommodation providers have already built and operated, even though the building violates the border, such as the border of the beach, roads and so on. For this reason, the Klungkung Regency Government has adopted a policy of issuing Temporary IMB, or conditional permits, for tourism accommodation providers so that businesses can open and problems can be addressed later... Temporary IMB will be issued if land status or ownership is clear. Temporary IMB is valid for 10 years and can be extended with the provisions that the owner may not make changes to existing buildings. The Regent hoped that the current situation could be utilized to take care of all these permits.
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. You can see their confirmation of this policy on June 11 here, and see a cringe-inducing PSA here.
Local travel website Traveloka has a helpful page with a summary of what’s needed to travel to and within the country. You can also order a rapid test or swab (PCR) test via their platform: Link
The British Embassy in Jakarta has recently posted a great summary of the Indonesian government's travel restrictions on their Facebook page. You can read it here.
The EU has launched a website to help travelers stay informed about how member states will be accelerating the reopening of their borders. Through the “EU Re-open” website, travelers can enter the name of the country they wish to visit and find out the rules that will apply after each place's coronavirus lockdown. Information on the EU Re-open website and app will continue to be updated in line with the developments of the coronavirus pandemic.
If you are trying to plan travel anywhere, here are some 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 Travel Information Manual Automatic (Timatic) database feeds into airlines' reservation systems, so it is the most reliable list of flight restrictions around.
Revolver Maps' Travel Restrictions Database - This list pulls directly from IATA's Timatic database and arranges the countries in lists that are easier to navigate and creates share-able links for every country. NOTE: This is a third-party service and they warn that the updates to their system can be delayed by several hours for certain countries.
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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