Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) confirmed 40 more local Covid-19 cases today – more than half of which were infected via unknown sources.
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The Guangdong government will lift its 14-day quarantine requirement on all arrivals from Macao from tomorrow, the local government’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement Monday night.
The Macao government will toughen its COVID-19 prevention and control measures for local casinos from 00:00 tomorrow, coinciding with “the new entry and exit measures” between Guangdong and Macao.
All those arriving in Macao from Hong Kong via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) – including “Golden Bus” passengers – must present a nucleic acid test (NAT) certificate confirming that they have tested negative for COVID-19 within the past seven days, otherwise they will be refused entry.
The Macao government on Monday lifted its quarantine requirement for all arrivals who have been in Beijing within the 14 days prior to their entry into Macao, after considering that the Beijing municipal authorities have implemented “very tough” measures to bring its COVID-19 epidemic under control.
The Macao government lifts its casino entry ban on all those who have been in Hubei province within the past 14 days.
Local construction workers whose contracts were not renewed after completing Galaxy Entertainment Group’s (GEG) Phase 3 project claimed yesterday that their non-local peers from Phase 3 have been transferred to work on the Phase 4 project but not the locals, a claim that Galaxy categorically denied in a statement on Monday night.
The Macao government said in a statement today that more than 100 million facemasks have been sold since 23 January, when it launched its official mask-selling programme.
From 12 pm on 13 July, all passengers entering Macao via the HZMB from Hong Kong must present a nucleic acid test certificate proving they are COVID-19 negative and must be issued within the last 7 days.