Sunday, July 5
91 new cases as island ends worst week yet for new infections + 2 deaths include Director of Puri Raharja Hospital & Tabanan's 1st victim + Inspection teams form to prepare tourism reopening + 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
"Bali Records 91 New Cases of Covid-19, Positive Patients Now 1,797 and 937 Healed" from iNews Bali (Indonesian): The number of positive Covid-19 patients in the Province of Bali jumped to 1,797 cases today, Saturday (07/07/2020). There were 91 new cases added compared to the total cumulative number of patients recorded by Friday (7/7/2020) of 1,706 people... In fact, the addition of Covid-19 positive new cases today is the fifth highest in 34 provinces in Indonesia. Four provinces with the highest addition of other cases respectively, East Java Province with 413 cases, DKI Jakarta with 223 cases, South Sulawesi with 195 cases, and Central Java with 110 cases.
"Grief News! Infected by Covid-19, Director of Puri Raharja Hospital Died" from Radar Bali (Indonesian): Director of Puri Raharja General Hospital (RSU), Dr. I Nyoman Sutedja MPH, breathed his last in intensive care at Udayana State University Hospital, Saturday after contracting the corona virus.
"Tabanan Records First Covid-19 Death" from The IDN Times (Indonesian): Tabanan records the first case of death of its citizens due to COVID-19. The resident who died was a woman aged 44 years and initially the status of Patients Under Supervision (PDP). Tabanan's Covid-19 Task Force has conducted contact tracing and discovered 12 people who were in close contact with the victim and will administer swab tests to them on Monday.
Other Headlines
"Provincial Tourism Office: To Prevent Covid-19 Clusters, Certification is An Absolute Requirement" from Radar Bali (Indonesian): I Putu Astawa, Head of the Bali Provincial Tourism Office, announced that his office has collaborated with tourism associations such as PHRI, ASITA and PAWIBA to form a verification team ahead of the new normal implementation. The aim is to verify tourism accommodation in Bali to prepare to implement new health protocols during new normal. "Going forward, assessment of hotels and restaurants will be conducted by the government in cooperation with PHRI, as well as for travel with ASITA. We are collaborating so that this October's target for all tourism businesses in Bali is certified," said Astawa.
"Dozens of Employees in Gianyar Exposed to Covid-19, Building Stores Closed" from Radar Bali (Indonesian): Dozens of building shop employees on Jalan Ciung Wanara, Gianyar District, have been exposed to Covid-19. The regency's Covid-19 Task Force announced that 15 employees in the building's shops were confirmed to be positive for Covid-19, resulting in the order to close the building for 3 days.
"Hindus in Badung Celebrate Saraswati Day with the Strict Health Protocol" from iNews Bali (Indonesian): Hindus in the Badung regency, Bali , implementedstrict health protocols during the Saraswati holiday , Saturday (07/07/2020). The application of various health protocols as an effort to prevent the spread of the corona virus during the event. Holidays celebrated by Hindus as the day of the decline of knowledge are attended by hundreds of students, teachers and employees. This holiday is held with a number of ritual ceremonies... However, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, prayers were held simply. The ceremony was only attended by 25 participants consisting of representatives of students, teachers and school officials. All participants of the ritual ceremony are also required to follow various health protocols.
Non-Covid News of Note
"Wanting to Find a Kite, Residents in Badung Find Human Skulls" from Detik (Indonesian): The human skeleton was found this morning. Then the residents who knew directly reported to the village chief ( klian ) of the local village custom. Until now the identity of the skull is unknown. Police are still investigating the findings of the skull skeleton. The skull skeleton was taken to the Mangusada Hospital for examination.
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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