Coronavirus live: Thailand to mix AstraZeneca and Sinovac; Indonesia reports record daily case numbers
International | July 12, 2021
Indonesian authorities have expelled four foreign tourists from Bali after they breaching the island’s tough coronavirus restrictions, as the country battles its deadliest Covid-19 wave.
Three visitors from the United States, Russia and Ireland were sent back to their home countries after being caught maskless in public, violating Bali’s new zero-tolerance policy, AFP cites authorities as saying.
“They broke minimum virus rules requiring face masks during the emergency restriction period,” said Jamaruli Manihuruk, head of Bali’s legal and justice office, which oversees immigration enforcement.
A Russian woman who refused to self-quarantine after testing positive was also set to be deported once she was virus-free, he added. The four tourists are the first foreigners to be expelled for breaking the popular holiday island’s rules as it clamps down on the spread of the virus.
On Monday, southeast Asia’s worst-hit country reported a record 40,427 new infections and 891 deaths in the last 24 hours…
(Excerpts from the Guardian)