Taiwanese tourist may face time in prison after fibbing to health officials; NAT regulations tightened for arrivals from Taiwan.
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MOP 300 suggested as possible figure to deter time wasters who apply to take exams but fail to turn up.
No concrete plans as yet, as government monitors health situation before giving the green light; 53rd Covid-19 case confirmed.
Health Bureau officials plan to brief secondary school pupils about vaccine’s effectiveness and launch outreach inoculation programme in September.
Diagnosed and treated in December, and given a clean bill of health at New Year, 18-year-old tests positive after arriving in Macao last week.
New supply from Germany doubly welcome as supplies are running low; 26 per cent of the population vaccinated, with no new Covid-19 case recorded for five days.
Relatively few react badly to vaccination, according to medical experts, who point to the success of the inoculation programme so far.
App will be voluntary at first, but authorities may consider stronger options if the pandemic worsens.
Health authorities repeat plea to get vaccinated while there is still time, stressing the virulence of the new virus strain.