Aussies Travelling to Bali Require ‘Health Pass’ Asking About Mpox

Published on September 3, 2024

Australians travelling to Bali are now required to complete an electronic health declaration amid the monkey pox (mpox) outbreak. The Department of Foreign Affairs’s Smartraveller website warned Australians if they have mpox symptoms, they could be sent to an Indonesian hospital. This comes after World Health Organisation (WHO) director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the disease a global emergency on Aug. 14. Australia has recorded 383 cases of mpox in 2024 as of Sept. 2 including 185 in New South Wales (NSW) and 148 in Victoria. Foreign Affairs warned Australians they would need to fill out the health pass form online before checking in. “Indonesian authorities will scan the barcode on arrival in Indonesia.  If you have mpox symptoms you may be referred to a hospital for treatment on arrival,” the Australian government states....

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