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Bali Set to Welcome Back Tourists Even as Virus Cases Surge
- Resort island will allow domestic tourists from end of July
- Indonesia reopening economy even as pandemic spreads
Employees stand outside a restaurant as they wait for customers in Seminyak, Bali.
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Bali, Indonesia’s most-popular holiday destination, will welcome back visitors from the end of this month even after the resort island saw a more than four-fold increase in virus cases since the end of May as pressure mounts on authorities to rescue the battered tourism industry.
While local tourists can visit the beaches, temples and the popular surfing spots across the island from July 31, foreign visitors will be allowed from Sept. 11, the Bali government said in a statement. The reopening of the tourism industry is part of a plan to restart the economy in a phased manner, it said.