In a sign that Covid-19 restrictions are being relaxed bit by bit, foreigners without Macao ID can return to the city, but only if they fulfil strict criteria.
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Illegal immigrants pay RMB 19,000 each to get into Macao as part of a widespread people-smuggling scheme foiled by swift police action.
14 days “self-health management” no longer required after completing 2 weeks of quarantine at a government-designated hotel.
The man already had a number of risk factors that could have caused the disease.
However visas will only be granted to those who have been inoculated with Chinese-made vaccines.
The senior citizen is Macao’s first case of an adverse reaction following vaccination, which officials have been quick to play down.
Despite the city’s success in battling the epidemic, the danger of new cases still lurks, so businesses and residents must double down on precautions.
Vaccination drive widens its net, as health officials make haste to point out nobody in Macao has suffered any serious effects after being inoculated.
Statement follows the sudden death of a 63-year-old in Hong Kong shortly after his inoculation as Macao’s programme rolls along.