Bali Plans to Trial to Open International Tourism
The encouragement and hope of the Balinese people for the government to immediately open the door for tourist arrivals is getting stronger.
Even at the urging of the community, the Head of the Bali Province Tourism Office (Dispar), I Putu Astawa, admitted that he had heard.
Then what is the government's response regarding the hopes and encouragement of citizens? Mentioned related to this, the government also admitted that it is in line or agrees with the expectations of the residents. We have done everything and have to try it out. Domestic tourists already, our hope and the aspirations of the community, can open a trial for foreign tourists, "explained Kadispar Bali Putu Astawa, Sunday (5/9) yesterday.
It's just that related to the trial, Astawa added, his party hopes that the trial will not be carried out on a large scale.
"But don't do it on a large scale," said Astawa.
He added that the Bali government's plan to conduct trials for opening international tourism was because Bali had made various efforts and preparations.
Among them, in addition to 100 percent vaccination for tourism workers, the government has also implemented CHSE (Cleanliness, Health, Safety, and Environment) and health protocols that are carried out very strictly.
"It's the same with the arrival of tourists from domestic. Moreover, the condition is that when they come they have brought a Covid-19-free letter and have been checked in layers, "said Astawa.
According to Astawa, regarding the trial plan for opening tourism, the most important thing that the government notes are how tourists who come to Bali do not carry the virus.
"Including when they return from Bali, they are also expected not to bring the virus back to their country," he continued.
For this reason, it is still related to the plan to open international tourists, later, all tourists who come must comply with the green zone concept.
"Because there is an arrangement and already has the CHSE certification. If herd immunity has been achieved in Bali, all new places can be visited, "said Astawa.
BST APBD Begins to be Distributed to 3,634 KPM, Targeted to Complete September 11, 2021
The Buleleng Regency Government (Pemkab) has announced the provision of Cash Social Assistance (BST) with the APBD to communities affected by Covid-19. For this reason, in collaboration with Pos Indonesia, the distribution of BST throughout the Buleleng Regency is targeted to be completed on September 11, 2021.
Met after the first handover at the Singaraja Post Office on Tuesday (7/9). Assistant III of the Buleleng Regency Regional Secretariat, Nyoman Genep, said that the BST aims to cover people who have not received social assistance programs from the central government.
With a budget of approximately 1.5 billion Rupiah, Genep said BST will be given to 3,634 beneficiary families (KPM).
Through this BST, Genep hopes that the recipients can use it to buy their daily needs.
"Hopefully this assistance can ease the burden of buying food and others," he concluded.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Singaraja Post Office, Kamarudin Suman, has scheduled the distribution of BST from September 7 to 11, 2021. The distribution will be regulated so that there are no crowds in place and strict procedures are carried out.
Buleleng Regent Hopes Second Vaccination Target Completed This Year.
The Regent of Buleleng, Putu Agus Suradnyana, ST hopes that the Covid-19 vaccination target will be completed by the end of 2021. The completion of the vaccination will also bring big changes for Buleleng in particular and Bali and Indonesia in general in revitalizing the community's economy. This was conveyed after monitoring the follow-up mass vaccination held by the Bali Province State Intelligence Agency (BIN).
Regent Agus Suradnyana believes that with the gotong-royong movement with all parties, the implementation of vaccination will achieve the planned target. “The target of accelerating this second vaccination must be achieved by 70 percent. We hope that we can quickly get out of this pandemic, hopefully, Covid-19 in the target of the President of the Republic of Indonesia by the end of the year can be completed so that the situation will gradually recover and return to normal," said Regent Agus Suradnyana.
Meanwhile, the Head of Bali Regional BIN, Brigadier General Pol Hadi Purnomo said that the follow-up mass vaccination was carried out in 3 locations, namely at SMA Lab Undiksha, SMP N 1 Singaraja, and door to door centered in the Hall of the Buleleng Health Office. “The target for vaccination is fifteen hundred people in the age category 12 to 18 years, then the door to door targets are the elderly and people with disabilities. In general, in Bali, we have prepared 10,000 doses of vaccine,” explained Brigadier General Hadi Purnomo.
He added that the Central BIN has distributed 10,000 doses to 34 provinces in Indonesia as an effort to accelerate the second vaccination which is targeted to be completed this September. Brigadier General Hadi Purnomo hopes that with this strategic step the achievement of herd immunity will be fulfilled so that it can indirectly open up great opportunities for implementing governance lessons.p advance can be reopened. The next target is that tourism in the Bali region can also be quickly reopened," he hoped.
Also attending the review was the Head of the Buleleng Police, the Buleleng Regional Secretary, Gede Suyasa, the Head of the Buleleng Health Office, and the Head of the Buleleng Disdikpora.
