Operator InfoMacro Information Technology apologises after hundreds of travellers delayed at Barrier Gate, blames insufficient tests and preparatory work.
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List of home requirements include families not being able to go to restaurants, parties, take public buses and more; people undergoing +3 Covid-19 regulation must also stay in separate rooms.
Travellers from Hong Kong, Taiwan and foreign countries will now need to spend five days in a hotel – as opposed to seven – and undergo three days’ home quarantine with a red health code.
Isolation period for inbound visitors from foreign countries will change from “7+3” to “5+3”; people will not be allowed to leave home or hotel during three follow-up days.
Travellers delayed in morning and again in afternoon; Health Bureau blames mishap on ‘sudden increase in data usage’; investigation continues.
New policy only applicable for non-foreign residents who fall under category of having a ‘special authorisation to stay’, having a Macao ID holder spouse and more.
Health officials give all-clear after conducting 660,000 tests; validity of negative Covid-19 NAT result for Macao-Zhuhai travellers returns to 48 hours.
Former top government official Jaime Roberto Carion and others face charges of corruption, belonging to a criminal organisation, money laundering and forgery.
Unvaccinated travellers must show NAT results; people in Macao no longer required to take RATs from tomorrow if no further Covid-19 developments.