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Published 24 Aug, 2020 02:03pm

Bali bans foreign tourists for rest of 2020 over virus

Foreign tourists won't be allowed to visit Bali for the rest of 2020 due to coronavirus concerns, AFP reported while quoting the island's governor said, scrapping a plan to open up the Indonesian island from next month.

“The situation in Indonesia is not conducive to allow international tourists to visit Indonesia, including [...] Bali,” the island's governor I Wayan Koster said in an official letter dated Saturday.

“The central government supports [Bali's] plans to recover tourism by opening the doors for international tourists. However, this requires care, prudence, not to be rushed, and requires careful preparation,” it added.

The holiday hotspot re-opened beaches, temples and other tourism spots for domestic visitors at the end of July and had said it would let foreign tourists return on September 11.

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