Hong Kong confirmed another 80 Covid-19 infections on Tuesday while three more elderly patients died.
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From 6 am today, all those arriving in Macao from Hong Kong must present a nucleic acid test certificate confirming that they have tested negative for Covid-19 within the past 72 hours, otherwise they will be refused entry.
The Macao government has now implemented tougher measures for crew members of cargo ships plying the Hong Kong-Macao route.
From 6 am today, all arrivals who have been in Urumqi (the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region) and Dalian (a city in Liaoning province) within 14 days prior to their entry into Macao must undergo 14 days of quarantine and medical observation at one of the government’s “quarantine hotels”.
The Macao government will roll out special measures to help Macao residents who are enrolled overseas to fly to the respective countries.
The novel coronavirus outbreak is impacting employment, causing job uncertainties in the workforce, as well as fresh graduates, two civic leaders have warned.
Researchers from Hong Kong and Macao have developed a vaccine for the coronavirus and hope to start clinical trials within months.
The leader of the team of mainland China medical experts, who are in Hong Kong says he hopes they can help test more than 200,000 people a day.
Hong Kong was expected to break its 12-day streak of 100-plus new Covid-19 infections on Monday, with around 80 confirmed cases, according to South China Morning Post today.