Bali eases quarantine, visa rules in re-opening push

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Bali has scrapped quarantine for vaccinated tourists from more than 20 countries and reintroduced visas on arrival as the Indonesian holiday island pushes ahead with re-opening after two years of Covid-19 curbs, reports AFP.

The loosening comes as a wave of Omicron infections wanes across the Southeast Asian archipelago and after some international airlines resumed direct flights in recent weeks.

“President Joko Widodo has agreed to trial a no-quarantine policy for overseas travellers to Bali starting on March 7,” maritime affairs and investment minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said in a briefing.

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