Bali refutes 'Daily Mail' report that it had become 'a ghost town


People taking part in a mass prayer on Jan 31, 2020 at Luhur Temple in Denpasar, Bali. The event, which was organised by the Bali Tourism Agency, prayed to keep the world and Bali safe from the novel coronavirus outbreak. - Antara

DENPASAR, Bali (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Bali tourism stakeholders have rebuffed an online report in a British tabloid suggesting that the resort island had become a “ghost town” due to a decline in the number of Chinese tourists following Indonesia's travel ban.

The Indonesian government imposed a ban on all flights to and from mainland China on Feb. 5 amid fears of the novel coronavirus spreading to the country.

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