Thursday, April 30
No PSBB declaration in Bali b/c we're already got defacto PSBB, says govt + Bali ranks 5th in virus recoveries & lowest in deaths + Stupid foreigners hitting the beach continuing to draw attention & s
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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
Bali 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 details on the locations of positive cases within each Regency, as well as the number of suspected cases ("ODP") and people under observation ("PDP"), can be found in charts & infographics on the official websites of each Regency's COVID-19 Task Force:
Badung | Bangli | Buleleng | Denpasar City | Gianyar | Jembrana | Karangasem | Klungkung | Tabanan
The Big News
"Dewa Indra: No PSBB Order In Bali Because We're Already 'Substantially' Doing It!" from Radar Bali (Indonesian): Although there has not been a formal order for Large-Scale Social Restriction (PSBB), the Chair of the Bali Province Co-Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling Covid-19, Dewa Made Indra, said that current measures make it unnecessary, as the island has become a defacto PSBB area... A PSBB order in Bali would see the closing of schools, workplaces, restrictions on religious activities, culture, crowded places and crossings of people onto the island- all things that re already in practice here. "We have implemented substantial content from the PSBB," he said on Wednesday.
"Bali Ranks 5th Nationally In Covid-19 Recoveries, Lowest In Deaths" from The Bali Post (Indonesian): With no new positive cases of COVID-19 in Bali recorded on Wednesday, the total number of positive patients remains 215 people. And after registering another 7 patients who have recovered, that total has reached 88, or 41% of all infected persons who have successfully recovered. "This is a fairly high number that ranks 5th nationally," Bali Governor Wayan Koster said. At the same time, with its recording of only 2 deaths among the 215 Covid-19 patients to date, Bali has the lowest fatality rate in the country.
"Govt Projection: Adequate Food Available Until End Of 2020" from The Bali Post (Indonesian): Head of the Bali Province Agriculture and Food Security Office, Ir. Ida Bagus Wisnuardhana, M.Sc. said that his office is projecting that from April to December 2020 food availability in Bali is very adequate. This projection is based on planting areas and harvested areas in Bali... The amount of rice which is the main staple of people's needs is in surplus until December. Ten other basic needs, such as corn, beef, chicken meat, chicken eggs, and red cayenne pepper, cooking oil, and sugar are also very adequate. It's just that the red bottom and white bottom are rare.
Other Headlines
"Although Prohibited, Stubborn Residents Visit Kuta Beach" from Bali Express (Indonesian): Even though it has been banned, there are people who are determined to go to the beach which is a tourism area. One of them is the beach in the North Kuta district. Joint officers from sub-districts, villages, villages, TNI and Polri together with Satpol PP and Pecalang must repeatedly warn stubborn residents... Head of North Kuta Subdistrict, Putu Eka Parmana said, "So sometimes they enter the beach very early in the morning. Some even come at 3 or 4. Their reasons also vary, such as sports and so on." Residents who are determined to enter through gaps that cannot be monitored by all officers, due to personnel limitations. Some even jumped the fence and even broke the padlock. "But many of them say they understand not to get together. So they have kept their distance. It's just that, we still provide an explanation," he said.
"4,960 PMI Have Returned to Bali So Far, Predicted to Continue to Increase" from The IDN Times (Indonesian): 4,960 Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) have returned to Bali through I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport from March 23 to April 27, including those on 27 special charter flights. Their arrival with special charter flights is expected to continue to increase in number along with the addition of unscheduled rescue flight requests... General Manager of I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Herry AY Sikado, said, "Exceptions to the prohibition of flight operations are given to repatriation flight operations that carry out repatriation of Indonesian citizens and foreigners."
"Ngurah Rai Airport Facilitates Repatriation of 3,408 Foreigners" from Kumparan (Indoesian): In addition to returning Indonesian citizens from abroad, Ngurah Rai Airport also serves repatriation flights or repatriation of foreign citizens in Bali to their home countries. As from February 8 to April 27, 22 repatriation flights carrying at least 3,408 foreigners from various countries have been served. The latest repatriation is the 242 WNA repatriation flight to Samara city in Russia via Rossiya Airlines flight FV6296 on April 27.
"Tabanan Regency Government Committed to Increasing Food Security" from Bali Puspa News (Indonesian): The Tabanan Regency Government will launch a program to conduct food production and create jobs from the agricultural sector. This is very important, as Tabanan is Bali's "Bread Basket," which can be key driver in reviving the integrated agriculture sector... "Because for this pandemic problem it needs to be known that it's not easy to finish in the next 2 or 3 months. In fact, I predict that by the end of the year we must have food stocks, we must have projections or work plans how we prioritize our food security sector as the front line for the survival of the people, especially those in Tabanan Regency," said Regent Eka.
"Lion Air and Garuda Will Serve Special Domestic Flights In Red Zones Starting In Early May" from The Bali Tribune (Indonesian): Local airlines will return to air at airports that enter the red zone or are still in the stage of implementing large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), such as at Soekarno Hatta Airport, Cengkareng. These special flights will only serve business people or companies for cargo transportation operations and not for normal passenger transit... The operational plan will serve domestic flight routes including cities or destinations with the status of Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) and areas with local transmission or affected areas (Red Zone)," said Corporate Communications Strategic of Lion Air Group, Danang Mandala Prihantoro.
The View from Outside
"Exclusive: More Than 2,200 Indonesians Have Died with Coronavirus Symptoms, Data Shows" from Reuters: More than 2,200 Indonesians have died with acute symptoms of COVID-19 but were not recorded as victims of the disease, a Reuters review of data from 16 of the country’s 34 provinces showed. Three medical experts said the figures indicated the national death toll was likely to be much higher than the official figure of 765... The 2,212 deaths were in addition to the deaths of 693 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 in those provinces and were officially recorded as victims of the disease. The data is collated by provincial agencies daily or weekly from figures supplied by hospitals, clinics and officials overseeing burials. It was obtained by Reuters by checking websites, talking to provincial officials and reviewing World Health Organization (WHO) reports.
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 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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