Insurance institutions also suspended for the rest of the week; online banking and ATM services still available to the public.
Covid-19
Given the current outbreak, only government emergency services will be available until Friday to reduce to risk of contracting Covid-19.
The authorities are following up with 1,502 people which include 249 close contacts and 920 with overlapping itineraries.
Ninety-six Macao residents, including 88 students, are currently undergoing 7-14 days’ quarantine at the Sheraton Grand Macao.
Outpatient consultations, emergency admissions and surgical operations all rose in 2021 as medical services struggled to contain Covid-19 pandemic.
Government considering ways to relax entry restrictions for foreign nationals without Macao ID card as pandemic situation eases.
Tourism chief says Macao Week events may be staged in Wuhan and Changsha; Golden Week’s 137,000 arrivals ‘better than expected’.
All residents who are double-jabbed and over 65 will be eligible, even those with a certificate of inability from the Health Bureau.
New measure is latest in series which has seen regulations chop and change frequently this year as Covid-19 cases surge and recede in mainland China.