Indonesia may reopen to tourists from some countries in October

Passengers scan the MySejahtera app, used to monitor the Covid-19 coronavirus status, before boarding a catamaran yacht in Langkawi on September 17, 2021, as the holiday island reopened to domestic tourists following closures due to Covid-19 restrictions. - AFP

JAKARTA: 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 COVID-19 cases, senior minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Friday.

The Southeast Asian nation intends to move cautiously to reopen its borders following a devastating second virus wave, driven by the Delta variant.