Thursday, March 25
Third day in a row of mask patrols in areas popular w/foreigners, more fines & summonses issues + Minister Sandiaga says some restaurants are violating health rules on purpose + more!
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Weather & Waves
Today’s Weather for Southern Bali
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Surf Outlook
Weather forecast from Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology & Geophysics Council (Link)
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Local Covid Numbers
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The Big News
"Breaking the Prokes, Six Foreigners in Bali Fined IDR 1 Million" from Bisnis Bali (Indonesian): Six foreign nationals (WNA) are fined Rp1 million for violating health protocols in the jurisdiction of the Denpasar Police, Bali. "We are carrying out the Joint Yustisi Ops because lately there have been a lot of viral domestic and foreign tourists who have violated the prokes so that there is a stigma of fear of taking action against foreigners," said Head of Denpasar Police Ops Commissioner I Gede Ganefo. The objective of the implementation of judicial operations are foreigners and citizens who do not comply with health protocols Covid-19, where businesses that do not comply with health protocols Covid-19. "They shouldn't be allowed to think that in Bali they can just ignore health protocols," he said.
Context: Yesterday’s patrol - which took place near Plaza Renon in Denpasar - is the third day in a row, following Monday’s actions in Seminyak and Tuesday’s sweep in North Kuta, where authorities have directed patrols into areas that are popular with foreigners and the media has carried news of their enforcement actions.
"Foreign Tourists Visit Bali, Menparekraf Highlights [Intentional] Prokes Violations [by Businesses]" from Suara (Indonesian): Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Uno claimed to have received a report from the Chairperson of the Covid-19 Handling Task Force Doni Munardo regarding tourist locations in Bali that did not apply the Health Protocol. "I got a report from Mr. Doni Munardo, there are several places in Bali that still have not implemented health protocols. In fact, not only do visitors not wear masks, but these places cover visitors' cellphones with stickers so they don't go viral," Sandi said. "I have contacted, because I know quite closely several restaurant owners, including the restaurant that was delivered, to ensure that this does not become a stumbling block for us. Because if we do not comply with these restaurants we have warned them," said Sandi.
"The Covid-19 Green Zone in Bali Requires 144 Vaccinators, but There Are Only 24" from Radar Bali (Indonesian): Vaccination in three green zone areas, namely in Ubud, Sanur and Nusa Dua, continues to be encouraged. The three areas are expected to become the free covid-19 corridor. Unfortunately, the target for a month to finish vaccination in the three corridors is constrained by the number of vaccinators. Of the need for 144 vaccinators, currently in the three areas there are only 24 vaccinators. The Bali Provincial Health Office targets to vaccinate 161,963 people in the three areas. To finish in a month, the Bali Health Office is targeting vaccinations to 11,569 people per day, with a total of 144 vaccinators.
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Other Headlines
"Viral Video of Woman Saying She Was Kicked Out of Sanur Beach Sparks Discussion on Privatization in Bali" from Coconuts: In videos uploaded to Instagram, user @mirahsugandhi said she was kicked out of the beach in front of a hotel in Sanur, appearing to be in utter shock over what just happened to her. The clips she uploaded are circulating widely today and have since been reposted by Balinese community accounts, with many users commenting that such incidents occur quite often, and not only in that particular area. Some said this most recent incident should be made viral, while stressing that beaches are public property.
Vaccination Update
"Already in Effect in Bali, the Change in the 1 and 2 Dose Vaccination Interval to 28 Days, Is No Longer 14 Days" from The Bali Post (Indonesian): Head of the Bali Provincial Health Office, Dr. Ketut Suarjaya confirmed this. He said that the change in the interval between dose 1 and dose 2 was adjusted to a circular from the Indonesian Ministry of Health. "It was implemented last week, according to a circular from the Ministry of Health," he said. Changes in the interval for vaccines to facilitate vaccination in the field. So that the elderly and adults can receive the Corona vaccine simultaneously. the change in the interval for the Corona vaccine at the age of 18-59 years has gone through discussions with experts, ITAGI, and the Food and Drug Administration (BPOM).
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Nation: "Covid-19 Vaccinations Reach 5,978,251 Mark: Task Force" from Antara
Nation: "Don’t Post Your Covid-19 Vax Certificate Online: Task Force" from Coconuts
Badung: "June, Badung Regency Government Is Targeting the Covid-19 Vaccination to Be Complete" from Antara (Indonesian)
Badung: "Supporting The Opening Of International Tourism, Kerobokan Traditional Village Holds Mass Vaccination" from Bali Prawara (Indonesian)
Buleleng: "Good News, Migrant Workers in Buleleng Bali Will Be Vaccinated Gradually" from iNews Bali (Indonesian)
Denpasar: "35,000 Residents and Tourism Workers in Sanur Start Vaccinated" from Nusa Bali (Indonesian)
Denpasar: "6,000 More Sanur Residents Have Received Covid-19 Vaccination" from Bali Puspa News (Indonesian)
Denpasar: "Accelerate the Green Zone, Pulau Serangan and Kerobokan Mass Vaccination" from Bali Express (Indonesian)
Jembrana: "19,000 People Have Been Vaccinated by Covid-19; July is Target for Completion" (Indonesian)
Health Protocols (Prokes) & Patrols
"PPKM Mikro in Denpasar Bali Is Extended Until Further Notice" from Tribune Bali (Indonesian): The implementation of micro-based Community Activities (PPKM) has been extended again, including in Denpasar City, Bali. This extension is valid from 23 March 2021 until further notice. Spokesperson for the Denpasar City Covid-19 Handling Task Force, I Dewa Gede Rai, said that the implementation of the PPKM was almost the same as before. It's just that, currently customary, religious, social and cultural activities are permitted. However, in its implementation, a maximum of 50% of the capacity is present.
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Karangasem: "9,023 Prokes Violators Netted in Karangasem" from Radar Bali (Indonesian)
Klungkung: "Regent Suwirta Furiously Receives Reports of Many Citizens Not Discipline in Prokes" from Radar Bali
"Badung Produces 145 Tons of Garbage, It Can Only Process 20 Tons of Garbage" from Radar Bali (Indonesian): Badung Regency produces about 145 tons of waste per day. However, all this waste cannot be processed independently. This is because the Mengwitani Integrated Waste Management Site (TPST) is only able to process around 20 tonnes of waste per day. The remaining 125 tonnes of waste is disposed of at TPA Suwung, Denpasar. Furthermore, the volume of waste is no different from previous years. However, with the addition of two incinerators the residual combustion is maximized. "The village must now rise up to manage its own waste," said AA Gede Agung Dalem, Head of Cleanliness and Hazardous and Toxic Wastes Management of the Badung Environment and Sanitation Service.
Economy News
"Asparagus Pelaga, It Used To Be IDR 100,000 per Kg, Now Drops To IDR 30,000" from Nusa Bali (Indonesian): once tourism stagnated, the distribution of asparagus came to a standstill. "Asparagus is favored by foreigners, so before the pandemic there were always many requests to hotels, but now that Bali tourism is also difficult, the impact is felt on farmers," said Wayan Supariasa, an asparagus farmer in Pelaga Village. "The price before the pandemic was high. We take it from the farmers, it can be Rp. 60,000 per kilo. In the past, when it could still be sent to Jakarta up to Rp 100,000 per kilo," explained Wayan. Currently, the price of asparagus has plummeted to just Rp 30,000 per kilogram.
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"Savings Rate [Among Population] Grows 10%" from Bali Express (Indonesian)
Education
"In May, Schools In Petang Sub-District Began Implementing Face-To-Face Learning" from Bali Prawara (Indonesian): According to Badung Vice Regent Suiasa, Petang District will be used as a pilot school because it is still open and the population is not too high. This PTM trial will begin in May. "For educational problems, we will first try it in Petang District, where in May we have conducted face-to-face learning. So for the Head of Health and the Head of Sub-District of Petang to socialize face-to-face learning to the community there," he said. The Head of Health Office, dr. I Nyoman Gunarta said, Petang District is suitable as a pilot. Teachers will also be gathered to be given vaccines to convince parents of students to give their children face-to-face school but are reminded that the teaching and learning process is still implementing and promoting the program.
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"Teachers in Jembrana Vaccinated, Guardian Pupils Are Sure to Learn Face-to-Face" from Radar Bali (Indonesian)
"Long Online Learning, Broken Classrooms" from Bali Express (Indonesian)
Of Interest
"Singaraja Immigration Has Deported 6 Foreigners Until Mid-march 2021" from Bali Puspa News (Indonesian)
"Garuda Indonesia 85% Discount, Here Are the Terms and Conditions" from Suara Bali (Indonesian)
"Telkomsel Gives 28GB / Month Data Packages for Tourism Stakeholders in Bali" from Detik (Indonesian)
"Bali Immigration Does Not Deport Australian Foreigners Who Organize Orgasm Classes, This Is the Reason" from iNews 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 at BaliSolidarity.org. 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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