Carrying RMB 150 fake Macao ID card, 60-year-old lived precarious existence for 13 years, washing cars on spec and sleeping under bridges; teacher arrested on illegal employment charge.
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Reduced 10-day quarantine applicable from 15 June onwards; 7 days of self-health monitoring still in place.
Covid-19 travel restrictions tumble; Foreign NRWs from mainland China no longer need to apply to come to Macao, while those in Taiwan or foreign countries can make a request to enter.
Officials seek to adapt versions used in mainland China to suit Macao; quarantine-free travel from Hong Kong on the horizon if Beijing gives thumbs-up.
Macao’s vaccination rate nudging 90%; under-used facility closing to make better use of Health Bureau human resources.
Extra seven days of self-observation will remain in place if plan goes ahead; quarantine reduction could be implemented this summer if nation’s pandemic situation improves.
Having started at MOP 180 in May 2020, fee is still more expensive than in mainland China but cheaper than Hong Kong; may be reduced again in future.
Ninety-six Macao residents, including 88 students, are currently undergoing 7-14 days’ quarantine at the Sheraton Grand Macao.
The new measure is put in place after considering the developments of Covid-19 in neighbouring regions.