The Indonesian resort island of Bali is welcoming international travelers to its shops and beaches for the first time in more than a year. They must be vaccinated, test negative, hail from certain countries and quarantine for five days.
“We have to do this with caution because we need to stay alert,” Pandjaitan said.
After closing the island to all visitors early in the pandemic, Bali reopened to Indonesians from other parts of the country in the middle of last year. That helped the island’s gross domestic product grow a modest 2.83% in the second quarter this year, ending five consecutive quarters of contraction.
Widodo said deciding to reopen Bali was based on its high vaccination rate as well as wanting to revive its economy. He said more than 80% of the Bali population has been fully vaccinated.
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