The only direct service between China and Portugal, which operates once a week, may resume early next month.
Covid-19
Health experts warn that new strain is even more contagious than Delta, urge residents to be extra cautious.
The centre identified the patient as a 62-year-old local resident who arrived in Macao on Monday from Los Angeles, US via Singapore.
Patient – classified as imported case – is 23-year-old male local resident who arrived in Macao last Saturday having been studying in New York.
Measure comes into force on 25 October affecting all Covid-19 infected individuals travelling to Macao via plane.
New patients, who are connected to the ‘renovation cluster’, a setback to city which had just successfully completed its third mass NAT drive.
Measure announced by mainland Chinese health authorities require all travellers from Macao to undergo 14-days of quarantine plus 7-days of health monitoring.
Teachers advised to introduce programme gradually, allotting tasks pupils can complete on their own.
After third successful NAT drive, SSM sets sights on getting city vaccinated to allow people to ‘live with the virus’.