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”.
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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.
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.
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.