Ninth COVID-19 patient discharged Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, the local government’s plan to airlift out Macau residents stranded in Hubei province was also announced on Tuesday.
Covid-19
Just one of Macau’s 10 COVID-19 patients is still in hospital, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced.
Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion said that the government will launch the fifth round of its facemask purchase scheme on Tuesday.
Since February 1, the Macau Economic Bureau has received about 2,500 applications for financial assistance from SMEs hit by the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Bring back Macau residents stranded in Hubei province back to Macau entails a “very high” risk for Macau’s COVID-19 epidemic situation.
Macau’s gross gaming revenues fell 87.8% year-on-year to MOP 3.1 billion last month.
The Macau government said on Saturday it will airlift “50 to 60” local residents stranded in Hubei province in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic.
The Macau government’s Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) issued on Saturday a Level 2 Travel Alert to Italy.
The Macau government has imposed 14-day medical surveillance in isolation on arrivals who had been to Italy or Iran within the past 14 days prior to their entry into Macau.