Health Bureau

28 Oct 2020

Health Bureau recalls Witt Cestasin Capsules

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement on Tuesday that it is recalling “Witt Cestasin Capsules” manufactured by Vacopharm Pharmaceutical Joint-Stock Company in Vietnam because the product’s microbial limits exceeded the established pharmacological criteria.

27 Oct 2020

Low Covid-19 risk from arrivals from Kashgar

The Health Bureau has concluded that those who have recently entered Macao after having been in Xinjiang’s prefecture of Kashgar within the past 14 days pose a low Covid-19 risk to Macao.

22 Oct 2020

4 kids from same kindergarten catch stomach flu

Four 5-year-old children from Colégio Mateus Ricci kindergarten caught viral gastroenteritis (also known as stomach flu) on Wednesday.

22 Oct 2020

Local man evades quarantine requirement for arrivals from Qingdao

The authorities have transferred a 35-year-old local man who failed to report that he had visited Qingdao when returning to Macao last week to “mandatory quarantine”.

07 Oct 2020

Government consults public on proposed alcohol sale ban to minors

The government on Tuesday launched a two-month public consultation on a possible ban on the sale of alcoholic drinks to those under the age of 18.

29 Sep 2020

Covid-19 vaccines to cover 150,000 residents first, comprising medical workers and high-risk people

The Macao government is confident that the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines will be delivered to Macao early next year.

25 Sep 2020

Free flu shots to start on Monday

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced that its annual free flu shots for residents will start on Monday.

25 Sep 2020

BBQ sites can reopen, with measures in place

The Health Bureau has concluded that the city’s barbecue sites and the campsite at Hác Sá Beach Park – the city’s only public facility of its kind – can reopen, provided that certain COVID-19 prevention measures are strictly carried out there.

24 Sep 2020

Health Bureau orders casino staff to wear facemasks until 22 March

The Health Bureau (SSM) ordered all casino employees to continue wearing facemasks until 22 March next year.