These travellers will undergo two COVID-19 tests during quarantine and a third one on the 20th day.
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The Hong Kong government announced suspension of flights from the UK after a more infectious coronavirus variant hit the country
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng told reporters that the government expected to spend, on average, about MOP 500 (US$63) on its COVID-19 vaccine per person.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng urged officials on Tuesday to continue doing a “good job” in the next stage of the government’s COVID-19 prevention and control work while he was summarising Macao’s “phased” achievements in its COVID-19 prevention and control work.
The health of some of Hong Kong’s latest novel coronavirus patients has been deteriorating faster than people admitted to hospital during previous waves of infections.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U said the government plans to divide Macao into 30 “Covid-19 affected areas” for the possible implementation of community-based Covid-19 prevention and control measures in the city.
The Macao government has started discussing details about its purchase of Covid-19 vaccines with producers from the mainland and abroad which are widely expected to commence production of Covid-19 vaccines in the near future.
The Macao government aimed to purchase 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines covering the city’s whole population – two shots for each person.
The findings of a recent survey conducted by the Macau Jiangmen Youths Association show that Macao’s young adults are “moderately” stressed by the Covid-19 pandemic.