Zhuhai customs clearance halts at 12 noon; driving practice venues shut, many social service facilities suspended.
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Health Bureau sounds alarm – suspicious positive sampling waiting for re-examination which may indicate risk to community.
Measure will apply from tomorrow noon; arrivals under 12 or those with proof that they cannot be vaccinated will be exempt.
Sports and extracurricular activities suspended; unvaccinated students and staff will have to take weekly NATs.
Ho Iat Seng apologises to Macao, appeals to everyone to get jabbed, says Guangdong introduced surprise ‘instructions, guidelines and demands’.
Thousands of teachers and students await decision on whether non-higher education classes will resume next week.
Two-weeks’ quarantine to remain in place for the foreseeable future; only truck drivers, funeral home staff and critically ill exempt.
Ho Iat Seng reiterates that herd immunity vaccination is the key to moving forward, although Golden Week unlikely to bring immediate relief.
Officials reveal police will take over security duties in quarantine hotels; plans in hand for special arrangements for local residents returning from high-risk areas.