The Macao government will exempt from today all Macao non-resident workers living in Zhuhai from the current 14-day quarantine imposed on non-resident workers from the mainland.
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As of Sunday, Macao had not confirmed a new COVID-19 case for 74 consecutive days. All of Macao’s 45 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospital.
Three outsourced cleaners – all Filipinos – working at the public Conde S. Januário Hospital Centre passed out outside the hospital after lunch on Saturday, possibly suffering heatstroke.
A 38-year-old security guard from the Philippines was found unresponsive by his colleague at a satellite station in Coloane’s Hác Sá area on Sunday.
Hong Kong’s Secretary for Security u visited Macao Friday for a meeting with Chief Executive to learn about the city’s work in safeguarding national security and its latest development.
Since the launch of the Health Bureau (SSM) annual medical subsidy programme – known as health vouchers – in 2009, its officials have carried out 3,711 inspections in private clinics and medical institutions that have joined the programme and transferred 504 cases to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) for allegedly defrauding the government through the illegal use of the vouchers.
The Macau International Airport saw hundreds of passengers on Thursday – an oddity during the pandemic – as 362 stranded Filipino nationals flew home after being stranded in the city for up to four months.
Over 300 Filipinos nationals returned to Manila on Thursday via a chartered flight organised by the Philippine Consulate General in Macao.
Two travellers who arrived in Macao on Wednesday who had been in Beijing 14 days prior were immediately transferred to 14 days of quarantine and medical observation at one of the government’s “quarantine hotels”.