Coronavirus Threatens Disaster for Tourist Hotspots in Bali

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29 January 2020 16:04 WIB

Indonesian health quarantine officers monitor a thermal scanner at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, Indonesia January 22 , 2020. Picture taken January 22, 2020. The colourful dances of Bali's annual Kintamani Festival have fallen victim to coronavirus -- and travel restrictions to halt its spread could prove costly for other places that rely on Chinese tourists. Antara Foto/ Fikri Yusuf

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People wearing masks pass by a thermal scanner upon their arrival at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia January 26, 2020 in this photo taken January 26, 2020. Promoted by the Indonesian island as a draw for Chinese holidaymakers, the Feb. 8 festival to celebrate the marriage of an ancient king of Bali to a Chinese princess has been called off in anticipation of a collapse in visitor numbers. Antara Foto/Fikri Yusuf

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People wearing masks pass by a thermal scanner upon their arrival at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia January 26, 2020 in this photo taken January 26, 2020. In other Asian destinations, too, fear of the virus is accompanied by worries that business is about to disappear. ANTARA FOTO/Fikri Yusuf

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People wearing masks pass by a thermal scanner upon their arrival at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia January 26, 2020 in this photo taken January 26, 2020. "Restaurants, tourist attractions and small businesses in the villages will be affected," said Ketut Ardana, a business owner and vice-chairman of the Bali Tourism Board. "It will have a big impact on everyone." Antara Foto/Fikri Yusuf

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Indonesian health quarantine officers monitor a thermal scanner at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, Indonesia January 22 , 2020. Picture taken January 22, 2020. With a growing area of China in lockdown to try to stop the spread of the virus and overseas group tours banned, he said Bali had already seen nearly 10,000 tourist cancellations. Antara Foto/ Fikri Yusuf

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A number of foreign tourists carrying luggage upon arrival at the International Arrival Terminal, I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia, January 26, 2020 in this photo taken January 26, 2020. Hoteliers in the beach playground of Bali hoped the same. China has become an ever bigger source of tourists for them -- their number regularly surpassing that of the traditional Australia hordes. Antara Foto/Fikri Yusuf

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