Bali authorities in the dark as Covid-19 patient dies on resort island

A security guard stands in front of an isolation ward at Sanglah General Hospital in Denpasar, Bali, on March 3. - Antara

DENPASAR, Bali (The Jakarta Post/ANN): A 53-year-old foreign woman holidaying in Bali became Indonesia's first Covid-19 fatality on Wednesday (March 11), but local authorities were only informed after her death that she had tested positive for the disease.

The Health Ministry had identified the woman as Case 25 in a press conference on Tuesday evening but neglected to inform Bali’s provincial administration.