Indonesia and Malaysia to further ease Covid-19 curbs on foreign visitors

Tourists arrive at Bali's international airport in Denpasar, Indonesia on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Indonesia opened Bali to foreign travelers from all countries earlier this month in an attempt to boost the resort island's economy, which has been badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years. - AP

JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Reuters): Indonesia is considering a quarantine waiver for foreign visitors to its holiday island of Bali from next week, officials said on Saturday, while neighbour Malaysia announced the removal of curbs on travellers from Thailand and Cambodia.

Indonesia and Malaysia have imposed some of the strictest entry procedures in Asia to try to contain Covid-19 outbreaks and keep new variants at bay, but the restrictions have battered their tourism sectors.