Ministry of Tourism Waiting for Health Ministry Policy on Nipah Virus

Deputy Minister of Tourism Ni Luh Puspa/PHOTO: Dafi-VOI

BADUNG - The Ministry of Tourism (Kemenpar) said that it is currently waiting for the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) policy regarding the Nipah Virus.

"If the Ministry of Health has issued certain warnings to us, then we will take further steps," said Deputy Minister of Tourism Ni Luh Puspa in Badung, Bali, Friday, January 30.

Ni Luh Puspa admitted that he did not want to take the wrong step in responding to the emergence of the Nipah Virus abroad.

Currently, the actions that have been carried out in the reantan area of spread, such as I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, have been installed thermal scanners to check the temperature of foreign tourists entering Bali.

That is also a step of the Health Quarantine Center under the Ministry of Health.

"It's from the Ministry of Health that has taken steps, yes, there are temperature checks and so on," he said.

Not only waiting for the Ministry of Health policy, the Deputy Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy admitted that he had actively coordinated with the Ministry of Health to find out every update on the level of vulnerability to the spread of the Nipah Virus.

As long as there is no direction from the health sector, the Ministry of Tourism does not impose restrictions on foreign tourists' visits.

In addition, there have been no reports of foreign tourists canceling their visits to Indonesia, especially Bali, since the information about the emergence of the Nipah Virus in India has circulated.

"Later we will communicate with the Ministry of Health but at this time it is not yet, there has been no cancellation," said Ni Luh Puspa.

The Chairman of the Indonesian Tourism Industry Association (GIPI) Bali Ida Bagus Agung Partha Adnyana added that so far there has been no impact on the Nipah Virus issue on foreign tourists visiting Bali, especially from India.

"Until now, there has been no travel agency that has announced the cancellation of the visit, the visit from India is also stable," he said.

It is known that based on the data of the Denpasar Health Quarantine Center throughout January 2026, the number of visits from the Indian route is stable at 500-600 people per day or a total of 19,635 visits until January 28, 2026.