Official permission to catch a cab comes with a string of Do’s and Don’ts for both drivers and passengers.
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Abattoir staff split into two shifts to avoid 100% quarantine if one person contracts virus; plenty of chilled and frozen meat still available.
Ambassador Paulo Estivallet de Mesquita points to health and tourism industries as two particular areas for growth.
Health director says situation ‘very serious’; three clusters identified; 5,000 people locked down or affected by city’s Red and Yellow Zones; non-tertiary students to end academic year early.
Nearly 3,000 people under follow up; authorities inform citizens they do not need to rush to upload rapid antigen test results on Macao Health Code.
Financial incentives offered for attracting overseas gamblers, junkets face tougher regulations; total of six concessions on offer – bidding process yet to be launched.
All six concessionaires united in praise for the government and optimism for the future of Macao’s economic mainstay.
Everybody is required to self-test, while Myanmar passport-holders and anyone who lives, works or has other contact with downtown virus hotspot must undertake NAT.
Positive Covid-19 sampling locations and times from mass NATs now available; citizens with overlapping itineraries encouraged to take RATs.
Tender joins several proposed renewable energy initiatives under development across country, including two photovoltaic plants.
Plant will be able to exploit massive undersea reserves believed to contain 16 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Insurance institutions also suspended for the rest of the week; online banking and ATM services still available to the public.