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Bali welcomes first foreign tourists after Covid quarantine rule lifted

Travellers arrive at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali on Monday. (Bloomberg photo)

KUTA, Indonesia: Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Monday welcomed its first foreign tourists under relaxed coronavirus rules that no longer require arrivals to quarantine, part of a broader easing of curbs in the Southeast Asian country after infections declined.

Known for its surfing, temples, waterfalls and nightlife, Bali drew 6.2 million foreign visitors in 2019, the year before Covid-19 struck. But only a trickle of visitors have returned since Bali started opening up to foreign tourists last October, discouraged by the need to quarantine and other rules.

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