Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced on Friday that the government will introduce a universal, voluntary coronavirus testing scheme that could cover millions of Hong Kong people.
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From 6 am today, all those arriving in Macao from Hong Kong must present a nucleic acid test (NAT) certificate confirming that they have tested negative for Covid-19 within the past 24 hours, otherwise they will be refused entry.
The Macao government will lower the current testing fee of MOP 180 to MOP 120 for its nucleic acid testing (NAT) scheme from Wednesday next week.
The Municipal Affairs Bureau said in a statement this week that the rainwater pumping station project in the northern area of the Inner Harbour was expected to be up and running by next year’s rainy season.
The government-appointed Talents Development Committee (SCDT) said in a statement on Thursday that it expects an oversupply of teaching staff for non-tertiary education schools in the next three years.
Northern District Community Services Consultancy Council (CCSCZN) member Kuan Cheong Wun Ian said on Thursday that parallel traders are back in business as quarantine requirements between Macao and Zhuhai have been lifted.
Macao has tightened restrictions on people travelling from Hong Kong, saying people arriving in the city will now have to produce certificates issued within 24 hours to show that they are not infected with coronavirus
Hong Kong is facing 90 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, according to medical sources.
Two Hong Kong men who were undergoing their 14-day quarantine at the Sheraton Grand hotel in Cotai left their respective guestrooms for a chat in the corridor on Sunday, thereby breaching Macao’s official quarantine rules.