Officials in Bali are putting their foot down to deal with foreigners who are refusing to follow COVID-19 health protocols in the province, with Governor Wayan Koster saying that those without masks will be denied entry from tourist sites and restaurants.

Police apprehended dozens of youths in Mengwi, Badung regency last night following complaints from local residents that they’ve been engaging in illegal motorcycle racing.

“What they’re doing has been a great concern for local residents.

One might say that maskless foreigners are a common sight in Canggu throughout the pandemic, and local authorities backed that up with some data this week as they revealed that Bali’s mask rule violators have mostly comprised foreign nationals in Badung regency.

Editor’s note: This story has been revised to include latest updates to test requirements.

Bali has extended testing requirements for incoming domestic visitors, with the new update now mandating all travelers to present either a negative PCR or antigen rapid test result from Jan.

If your social media timeline was filled with people vacationing in Bali towards the end of the year, it’s likely they’re part of more than 366,000 people who visited the province for the Christmas and New Year holidays.