'If you look at the situation now, the beach is open. ... I believe that the Balinese government and health system has got it under control ... so I feel safe,' says Tim Ryan, who has lived in Bali for six years.
Tim Ryan has lived in Bali for six years and while he hasn't worked for more than two months, the 53-year-old Australian isn't going anywhere.
When Australia banned international travel, Ryan weighed the risk of staying in Australia for work but possibly not seeing his family for months."If I was stuck in Australia and couldn't see my family, wow - I would be so upset. So stressed." Bali's beaches were closed by the provincial government but locals had already begun to return ahead of an official re-opening on Thursday.
Tourism in Bali has been smashed: hotel occupancy rates have fallen to single figures, the economy is struggling and businesses are shuttering under the weight of a travel ban imposed by the central government in Jakarta.
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