Government restricts access to public transport and many public venues as Covid-19 spreads in Guangdong.
Leong Iek Hou
The new measure is aimed in part at encouraging residents to get vaccinated. Some arrivals may face up to 35 days’ quarantine.
New online application system makes entry easier, but there is still plenty of red tape to negotiate.
SSM will investigate whether there are links to vaccination, and will draw up new guidelines if necessary.
Carrier is a 24-year-old woman who had been studying in UK and returned to Macao earlier this month, having previously tested positive for Covid-19.
Test quota upped to 27,000 daily, and will now cost MOP 90; staff at public bodies are urged to get their Covid-19 jabs altogether, casino workers are next in line.
Macao’s Covid-19 vaccination drive is on a roll, with 2,000 volunteers inoculated already and thousands more signed up for their first jab.
Registration for jabs from 22 February opens at noon today.
Macao’s first COVID-19 vaccines will be available this quarter. The BioNTech vaccines purchased are only for those aged 16 and above.