Rise of 0.38 per cent blamed on higher prices for eating out, electricity, petrol, liquefied petroleum gas and fruit.
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Failure to do so may incur a fine of up to MOP 35,000 as government seeks to improve hygiene with greater supervision of food production and processing.
To compensate, Macao Orchestra and Macao Chinese Orchestra will livestream some performances of new concert seasons online.
Vaccination facility now provides both BioNTech and Sinopharm inoculations; 10,000 slots available every day in Macao.
The Lion City opens doors even to unvaccinated travellers – but they will have to go into quarantine when they come back to Macao.
Residents who fail to register their true home address may face code turning red in case of lock-down; health chief appeals to everyone to keep up-to-date.
Most come from the mainland, and more than half from the Greater Bay Area; but totals are still way behind July 2019’s three-and-a-half million.
Figures are up on last year but less than 2019; ‘smart policing’ and intelligence exchanges with neighbouring forces promised in future.
Increase in arrivals an encouraging sign, as spending in the first half of 2021 reaches MOP 13.34 billion.
Authorities wary of wave of new cases as many students and staff have visited the mainland during summer holidays.
Yellow Health Code holders voting will be closely supervised, while back-up polling stations will be held in readiness.
Normal visiting hours restored at public hospital, and fire and security forces museums reopen following Covid-19 scare.