More (of the same) news today about the Bali/Java shutdown. It will last, regardless of my previous belief, not two weeks, but until the 20th of July, at least. It may be decided at that time to extend into August, depending, I suppose, on whether COVID cases decrease. No opening, of course, for foreign travelers, and domestic travelers will be required to test COVID free. Honestly, people are dropping off like flies here.
At the same time, the country is increasing its response to foreigners who refuse to observe COVID restrictions--or as The Sanur Weekly has it, "If you happen to be a member of the anti-mask faction and if you are caught without a mask or violating any other health regulation, be prepared to leave the country in a very short time and at a very high cost."
Thousands of Bali hotels have cancelled reservations and many have simply closed or gone up for sale.
The Bali Vice governor, who had recently insisted that Bali is ready to open for tourism, has himself now been diagnosed with COVID.
In deadly non-COVID news, a 32 year old domestic tourist drowned at Seminyak Beach. I can imagine. At Seminyak and Kuta, the waves are large and powerful. He was simply dragged out to sea and could not get back.
A three-day-old infant was found in the bushes in Denpasar, discarded there by her mother. The baby was rescued by chance bypassers. The mother, who has later discovered, explained that she had discarded the baby because it was born out of wedlock, something that is often still considered socially unacceptable in this region.
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