September 13, 2021
Level 3 coming to Bali soon, but no backpackers please + Bali turns orange + 20% of population vaccinated + more
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The Big News
“Luhut Hopes Bali Level 3 Next Week, We Want Quality—Not Backpackers” from Tribun Bali (Indonesian): Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the development of Covid-19 cases in Bali was getting better. "From yesterday's data, next week it should be level 3. We hope it won't take too long, but soon it can go down to level 2. But the discipline of Balinese public health protocols must be strong," he said. According to the Minister, at level 2, they will be able to start opening Bali for foreign tourists, and tourists who come will be screened. We don't want backpacker tourists who come first, so that quality tourism in Bali can be created and the image of Bali is good.
Context: Deputy Head of Bank Indonesia Bali Office said in July there are four tourism markets (Indonesian) Bali should focus: medical, maritime, MICE, and nomadic tourism. Luhut was not quoted in the above story as mentioning research supporting his opinion that backpackers would create a poor image for Bali.
“Bali Turns Orange” from iNews Bali (Indonesian): The handling of Covid-19 in Bali Province is improving. There are no more districts or cities in Bali that are included in the Covid-19 red zone category. "This has shown improvement compared to the previous week, where the condition of six regencies or cities in Bali were red zones," said Secretary of the Bali Covid-19 Task Force I Made Rentin on Thursday. Despite the improvements, Rentin asked the Balinese people not to be careless and always be disciplined in implementing the 6M.
“20% of Indonesia’s Target Population Fully Vaccinated, Cases Plunge” from The Jakarta Globe: About 20% of the target population have been fully vaccinated as of Sunday while the surge in newly coronavirus cases and deaths are slowing, Indonesian government figures show. The number of fully vaccinated citizens has reached 41.79 million since the campaign began in mid-January, equivalent to 20.06% of the 208 million people the government aims to vaccinate to achieve population immunity against Covid-19. Overall, 72.9 million people have received at least a dose of the vaccine in the country of 272 million. Indonesia has registered 3,779 new cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily tally since May 17. New infection figures are typically low during weekends due to reduced testing capacity.
Context: See Sunday evening’s Bali Beat for a summary on vaccine progress across Bali.
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Other Headlines
“Daily COVID Cases Expected to Remain in 3–7,000 Range” from Antara: The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is expected to remain between three thousand and seven thousand in the coming days, according to Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. The enforcement of PPKM by the government has managed to lower the COVID-19 composite index by more than 20% in Java-Bali, Pandjaitan said on Friday. The number of daily cases on Thursday showed an 88.1% decline compared to July 15, 2021, he said. "The daily vaccination rate is targeted at more than 2 million per day and vaccination coverage for agglomeration areas and big cities is targeted to reach 70% this September. We do not have a shortage of vaccines," he said.
Context: Previous reports have suggested distribution, rather than supply, is the primary challenge of the vaccine rollout.
Vaccination Update
“Almost 25% of Jakarta Residents Not Willing to be Vaccinated” from Antara: Some 2.5 million Jakarta residents have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said. "As of September 11, 10.3 million Jakarta residents have been vaccinated, while 2.5 million others have not," Anies said on Sunday. Most of them have not been vaccinated because they are not willing to get vaccinated for various reasons, he said. In addition, many of the unvaccinated residents are still registered as Jakarta residents, while in fact they have changed their domicile, he said. He said efforts will be made to persuade the unvaccinated residents to get vaccinated in order to complete the vaccination program in Jakarta soon.
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Nation: “Indonesia Receives 500,000 Janssen From Netherlands and 358,500 AstraZeneca From France” from The Jakarta Globe
Nation: “Mandalika Needs One Million+ Vaccines For World Superbike” from Antara
Jembrana: “Chasing 100% of First Dose, Jembrana Targets 16,988” from Nusa Bali (Indonesian)
Health Protocols (Prokes) & Health Services
“9,350 COVID-19 Patients Moved to Centralized Isolation” from Antara Bali (Indonesian): The Bali Province COVID-19 Handling Task Force noted that in a month 9,350 people who were previously confirmed positive for COVID-19 on Bali and undergoing self-isolation have been transferred to centralized isolation. "So, from August 12 to September 12, 2021, a total of 9,350 people who previously underwent self-isolation have been transferred to a centralized isolation location," said Secretary of the Bali Province COVID-19 Task Force I Made Rentin on Sunday. In Bali Province there are currently 366 centralized isolation places with a total capacity of 6,055 beds. According to Rentin, the strategy of providing centralized isolation for confirmed cases of people without symptoms and mild symptoms, showed significant results, one of which was marked by a decrease in active cases or in treatment.
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Nation: “Ending the Covid-19 Pandemic” from Antara
Nation: “Task Force Confirms Pedulilindungia.Com Site is Fake” from Bali Express (Indonesian)
Province: “Bali Government Guarantees Education and Health for Covid Orphans” from Bali Express (Indonesian)
Badung: “Many Kuta Beach Visitors Feign Ignorance of PeduliLindungi” from iNews Bali (Indonesian)
Buleleng: “Buleleng Hospital Allotted Oxygen Generator” from Radar Bali (Indonesian)
Economy & Infrastructure
“18-Year-Old Flips IDR 100 Million Monthly on Martabak” from iNews Bali (Indonesian): 18 year old Sabastian Garry Yusuf has managed to achieve a turnover of IDR 100 million per month by building a martabak business. The business started after the beginning of the pandemic and now has five branches. The young man said that the initial capital for the martabak business was obtained from the sale of his sibling's Playstation. He sold it secretly at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. “My sister wanted martabak continually, so instead of buying martabak all the time, I made my own," said Garry on Saturday. After almost two years of running his business has continued to grow and he now has five branches and employs 13 employees. Garry said he learned to make martabak on YouTube.
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Nation: “Garuda Considers Restructuring Debt” from Antara
Province: “Bali Consumption Level Improves” from Bisnis Bali (Indonesian)
Province: “Hundreds of Development Permits Await Processing” from Bali Post (Indonesian)
Badung: “PMN Supports IDR 1.2 Trillion for Benoa Port” from Bali Express (Indonesian)
Denpasar: “Turtles Investment Grows Slowly” from Tribun Bali (Indonesian)
Education
“Malls Are Open, Why Not Schools?” from Suara Bali (Indonesian): The reopening of shopping centers or malls prompted the Head of the Indonesian Ombudsman for the Bali Representative, Umar Ibnu Alkhatab, to call for the opening of face-to-face schools. "If you want to be fair, yes, everything is open. Malls can do it, why not go to school? Schools are more important than malls. It prepares the next generation, but what if you never meet face-to-face and never discuss?" Umar said on Saturday. "We hope for justice, if the mall is open, why not go to school? Because it can support the economy, we can also study at school, shop at the canteen, school equipment as well. But if the mall only benefits certain people," he said.
“Scrap 737 the New Icon of South Kuta Tourism” from Nusa Bali (Indonesian): The scrap body of a Boeing 737-200 aircraft is ready to become one of the new tourism icons of South Kuta. The aircraft is being installed perched on the cliff of Nyang Nyang Beach. The cool name for this new tourist attraction containing the fuselage is 'Nyang Nyang Airplane'. The installation of the Nyang Nyang Airplane on the cliffs of the Nyang Nyang coast was carried out in collaboration between Russian businessman Felix Demin and land-owner I Made Sukardiana. Gede Yudi Gautama, one of the entrepreneurs who took part in the cooperation to develop the 'Nyang Nyang Airplane' object, said that the idea of placing the aircraft on the cliffs of Nyang-Nyang Beach stems from concerns over the condition of the local community, most of whom depend on their livelihoods from the tourism sector.
Of Interest
“Trash Hero Indonesia Held 7th Anniversary Clean Up” from Nusa Bali (Indonesian)
“Houses and Temples Collapse Due to Heavy Rain” from Radar Bali (Indonesian)
“Tourist Feared Drowned at Dreamland” from Bali Prawara (Indonesian)
“Dead Sparrows: Not the First Time” from Radar Bali (Indonesian)
“Balinese Script Keyboard, Governor Koster's Idea” from Bali Puspa News (Indonesian)
“Labuan Bajo Tourist Boat Catches Fire” from Nusa Bali (Indonesian)
“Lake Batur Fish Cages Must Be Better Arranged” from Antara Bali (Indonesian)
“Karang Impian Beach Swing Left Unswung” from Suara Bali (Indonesian)
“Nasi Jinggo Has a Cowboy Connection” from Suara Bali (Indonesian)
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 found 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 with Bali Solidarity. If you know of an effort and would like to have them listed, please send their information to TheBaliBeat@outlanders.global.
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