Situation of NRWs under review; measures taken to reduce waiting times at airport but international arrivals can still expect to have to hang about for several hours.
Lei Tak Fai
Almost 40,000 travellers arrived or departed yesterday, most headed for mainland China; health officials overwhelmed at airport; more testing likely in future, health chief says.
Two cops among 44 customers arrested, some as young as 16; HKID holder suspected operator of bar on Avenida de Venceslau de Morais.
Construction workers added to key groups which will need to take daily mandatory NAT; Macao enters its first day of ‘consolidation period’ with 469 warnings issued and one accused.
Macao braces for 11th round of mass-testing; health chief aiming for zero cases; online video of unmasked smoking cops provokes sharp criticism.
Everyone must take RAT before leaving home; residents may not step outside home except for urgent reasons or to buy essentials, says CPSP public relations chief.
Health chief says that ‘right now is the right time’ to tighten Health Code requirements across the city.
The Health Bureau has removed the payment counter at its NAT programme’s main testing station in the Taipa Ferry Terminal in Pac On since most of those undergoing their nucleic acid tests now choose to pay the testing fee of MOP 180 online when making online appointments for tests.
Hong Kong and Macao haven’t changed their aim of restoring travel among the three regions, but the Macao government can only announce gradual relaxation of current border entry curbs when “practicable” measures without increasing COVID-19 risk.
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