Since last Monday, all arrivals from the mainland have to show a nucleic acid test certificate proving that they have tested negative for COVID-19 – or had their sample collected – within the past seven days before being allowed to enter Macau. Macau residents or visitors who fail to show the certificate will be taken to the local government’s nucleic acid testing station at the Taipa Ferry Terminal in Pac On for testing, while non-resident workers from the mainland will be denied entry.
Border
From Sunday anyone crossing the border between Zhuhai and Macau must present a certificate which confirms that they tested negative for COVID-19.
An agreement to relax cross-border quarantine measures between Hong Kong, Guangdong province and Macau could be reached within weeks.
20,000 non-resident workers are covered by the newly-announced exemption from the current 14-day quarantine imposed on non-resident workers from the mainland.
The Macau government on Saturday eased COVID-19 entry restrictions for non-resident workers living in Zhuhai.
Zhuhai has announced a string of restrictions on the entry of vehicles from Macau.
Guangdong Province has demanded all arrivals from overseas, including Macau, to undergo concentrated quarantine and nucleic acid testing (NAT) starting from 6:00 a.m. Friday (March 27).
The Macau government recently proposed to the central government that Macau’s Lotus Flower Bridge border checkpoint be moved from Cotai to Hengqin Island in Zhuhai.
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