The Higher Education Bureau announced in a statement Sunday night that from today, Macao residents enrolled in Taiwan are exempted from obtaining a NAT certificate from medical institutions on the island confirming that they have tested negative for COVID-19 before boarding a flight to Macao.
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The civil protection structure carried out its annual typhoon drill on Saturday, involving the participation of thousands of people across the city and in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saturday night saw local gym Macao Boxing House hold a charity boxing event with MOP 35,730 raised going to Macau Special Olympics.
Albano Martins, founder and president of Anima Macau, will be stepping down from his position at the animal rights group this July.
The economic impact of COVID-19 pushed up Macao residents’ unemployment rate by 0.3 percentage points to 3.4% between March and May from the February–April survey period.
From today, Macao residents arriving from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Brazil and the Philippines and transferring to Macao via special ferry need certification saying they have tested negative from COVID-19.
The Macao government confirmed tonight the city’s 46th COVID-19 case, a 57-year-old Filipino Macao resident.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has told reporters he expects to continue the government’s annual cash handout next year, while public servants’ salaries would probably not be raised in 2021.
Taiwan allow from Thursday international travellers – including from Hong Kong and Macau – to transit through the island.