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4 tourists ordered off Bali for violating COVID-19 restrictions

4 tourists ordered off Bali for violating COVID-19 restrictions

4 tourists ordered off Bali for violating COVID-19 restrictions

Security officers check motorcyclists at a checkpoint in Denpasar, Bali, on Jul 10, 2021, during the imposition of emergency restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19. (File photo: AP/Firdia Lisnawati)

DENPASAR, Indonesia: Indonesia on Monday (Jul 12) ordered four foreign tourists to leave the resort island of Bali after violating health protocols as the country endures a devastating wave of COVID-19 illnesses and deaths.

A Russian who tested positive for the coronavirus upon her arrival in Bali last Thursday was recaptured that night after she escaped mandatory isolation at an appointed hotel, said Jamaruli Manihuruk, who heads the Bali regional office for the Law and Human Rights Ministry.

She has been placed in an isolation facility in Bali’s capital, Denpasar, and will be deported as soon as she has recovered from the virus, Manihuruk said.

Three others were accused of defying mask mandates in public after being found unmasked in a raid last Thursday in the Kuta tourist area to enforce health protocols and prevent more infections, he said.

The travellers from the United States, Ireland and Russia were placed in a detention room at the immigration office while waiting for their flights to their countries later on Monday.

READ: Indonesia expands nationwide COVID-19 curbs

READ: Aerial images of expanding graves capture Indonesia's deadliest days

Indonesia has been hit hard by COVID-19, with the current surge fuelled by travel during the Eid holiday in May, and the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus first identified in India.

Overall, the country has reported more than 2.5 million infections and nearly 67,000 fatalities from COVID-19.

The surge prompted new lockdown measures last month, particularly on Java, Indonesia’s most populated island, and on the tourist island of Bali.

Bali has recorded more than 55,300 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, including 1,634 deaths.

Under the new emergency measures, authorities in Bali toughened its mask mandate to impose a fine of 1 million rupiah (US$70) for foreigners who did not use masks properly and to deport those who did not wear masks.

Previously, foreigners were given guidance to use masks properly, were fined for a first offence and were deported after a second offence.

Source: AP/kg

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