Bali requests Covid-19 endemic status to boost tourism

Musicians perform onstage at the 2022 Joyland Bali music festival on March 26. - Courtesy of Joyland Bali/@fotokonser and @nareend

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The Bali administration has requested that the central government give Bali a Covid-19 endemic status to boost tourism.

“I ask you to please determine the endemic status for Bali to accelerate the recovery of Bali's tourism and economy,” Bali Governor Wayan Koster wrote in an official letter signed on Tuesday (May 17) and to the health minister.