with effect from midday Thursday all those who have been to Norway within the past 14 days prior to their entry into Macau must undergo a medical examination upon arrival.
Covid-19
Health Bureau stressed honesty in travel history declarations after it announced that one mainland tourist had been dishonest in the declaration but managed to enter and exit Macau.
The government now expects classes in local schools to resume no later than April 20, as the epidemic in Macau and its neighbouring cities, namely Zhuhai and Zhongshan, has stabilised.
Up to 4 p.m. Monday about 1,200 local residents enrolled in higher education institutions outside Macau had registered for the new measure that allows them to buy facemasks via the local government’s facemask purchase scheme.
Macau residents must undergo the medical observation at a domestic venue deemed appropriate by the health authorities, whereas non-Macau residents will be placed at a designated hotel at their own expenses.
The Department of Health said that all passengers arriving in Hong Kong from midnight on Saturday will be required to complete and submit a health declaration form.
The government expected a budget deficit of over 40 billion patacas for this year due to the adverse impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the local economy.
Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) has classified Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Italy, Iran, France and Germany as “countries/administrative regions at risk for COVID-19.
The government has decided to move its COVID-19 medical examination station at the Workers Stadium near the Barrier Gate checkpoint to the Macau Forum complex in Zape from 8 a.m. on Thursday.