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Push-up punishment for foreigners without masks in Bali

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Foreigners caught not wearing face masks on the Indonesian resort island of Bali are being subject to an unusual punishment: push-ups.

Video footage circulating on social media this week shows tourists in T-shirts and shorts being made to do the exercise in the tropical heat as masked security officials stood over them.

Bali authorities made wearing a face mask in public mandatory last year as Indonesia battled a raging Covid-19 outbreak. In recent days, however, scores of foreigners have been caught without face coverings, a local security official said.

More than 70 people paid a fine of 100,000 rupiah (€5.86), but about 30 others said they did not have the cash. Instead, they were ordered to do push-ups.

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