Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U says that the Macao government is studying the feasibility of the possible implementation of community-based Covid-19 prevention and control measures in Macao – in case it confirms new local Covid-19 cases – in references to the mainland.
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The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced on Thursday that nucleic acid tests (NATs) for the city’s about 50,000 restaurant workers will start tomorrow.
Hong Kong recorded today its lowest number of new Covid-19 cases in almost two months.
More than 10,000 Hong Kong residents were tested for the coronavirus on Tuesday morning.
The Macao government’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre has announced that crew members of cargo ships plying the Hong Kong-Macao route no longer have to undergo quarantine during their stay in Macao, but they continue to be subjected to COVID-19 testing every seven days, considering that Hong Kong’s COVID-19 epidemic has now eased.
The Macao government is launching a promotional campaign to attract more mainland visitors to the city from 1 September onwards.
Children enrolled in kindergartens can only attend their classes in the new school year – which will start next month – from the age of three, as it is not suitable for those aged below three to wear a facemask.
The Macao government will roll out a new measure for Macao cross-border pupils who undergo their nucleic acid tests (NATs) in designated medical institutions in Zhuhai.
The 21st round of the government’s facemask purchase scheme, which will last 30 days, will start on Sunday.