President Xi Jinping heard a work report via video link from Macao Chief Executive on the special administrative region government’s work in 2020 and its current situation.
Covid-19
All 108 passengers in quarantine after returning to Macao tested negative for Covid-19 in their second nucleic acid test.
Ambulances were called 2,551 times for Covid-19-related cases in 2020, which is a 12.24 per cent decrease year-on-year.
In addition to local residents, non-resident workers and non-local students will be covered by the government’s free-of-charge Covid-19 vaccination drive, which will happen later this year.
Visitors of Zhuhai’s Doumen district between 16 January and Saturday to seek treatment at the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre if they experience Covid-19 symptoms.
Including possible insurance cover, the government expects to spend, on average, about MOP 500 on two Covid-19 injections per person.
A total of 109 Macao residents returned to Macao via two Air Macau flights from Tokyo Thursday night – and one of them tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Clinical director of the Conde de S. Januário Hospital asked to avoid unnecessary travel to mainland China due to risks of catching Covid-19.
The government announced today that from 7 January, it will be mandatory for citizens to declare their address or their most frequented places in Macao on the Health Code.