Tourists walking along a beach in Bali. Foreigners could visit once "at least 50 per cent to 70 per cent" of the target population were fully vaccinated with both doses, said senior minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Friday (Sept 17, 2021). - Reuters
JAKARTA, Sept 17 (Reuters): Indonesia may allow foreign tourists to start returning to the popular resort island of Bali and other parts of the country by October after a sharp slide in COovid-19 cases, senior minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Friday.
The South-East Asian nation intends to move cautiously to reopen its borders following a devastating second virus wave, driven by the Delta variant.
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