Foreigners without face masks punished with push-ups in Bali
By AFP
21 January 2021 |
10:50 am
Dozens of foreigners caught without masks to protect against the coronavirus on the Indonesian resort island of Bali have been subjected to an unusual punishment: push-ups in the street.
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