The government will arrange for the “first batch” of casino frontline workers to be tested for Covid-19 as early as today.
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The Guangdong government’s quarantine lifting for arrivals from Macao is only applicable to Macao residents and mainland visitors, while non-resident workers from the mainland are still subject to the current quarantine rules.
In response to the possible rising number of visitors to Macao following Guangdong lifting the quarantine, new guidelines on COVID-19 prevention and control measures have been set up for the city’s retail outlets and restaurants – all staff members must wear a facemask while working.
Macao’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP 189.6 billion (US$23.75 billion) at the end of June, the Monetary Authority of Macao said in a statement on Wednesday.
A representative from the Concern Group for the Protection of the Guia Lighthouse, Chan Tak Seng, urged the Cultural Affair Bureau (IC) on Wednesday to complete the government’s preparations for the “Protection and Management Plan of the Historic Centre of Macao”.
Hong Kong University microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung has called for a total ban on dining out and urged people to order takeaways or eat at home as a third wave of COVID-19 infections continues to surge in Hong Kong.
The Macao government said on Tuesday it believes that today’s lifting of Guangdong’s 14-day quarantine requirement for all arrivals from Macao will not cause the Covid-19 epidemic in the two regions to rebound.
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre said in a statement Tuesday afternoon that the online appointment system for the local government’s NAT scheme had become fully booked “in a short time” on Tuesday morning due to today’s lifting of Guangdong’s quarantine requirement.
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) said in a statement on Tuesday that it will hold a virtual seminar on “Public Policy in the Practice of ‘One Country, Two Systems’” next week.