The government announced today that from 7 January, it will be mandatory for citizens to declare their address or their most frequented places in Macao on the Health Code.
Leong Iek Hou
The Health Bureau has so far received 60 applications from foreign nationals claiming special circumstances for permission to enter Macao from the mainland, a new measure that will be implemented next month.
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.
The Macao government is confident that the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines will be delivered to Macao early next year.
The Macao government will purchase 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines covering the city’s whole population as each person will need two shots in order for the vaccine to be effective.
The government has been studying details on how to implement the mainland-style community-based Covid-19 control measures in Macao – in case it confirms new local Covid-19 cases.
The government has completed its guidelines for the city’s community associations organising receptions and banquets.
The fact that a number of new local Covid-19 cases were confirmed in Guangdong last week will not affect next week’s resumption of the issuing of Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) and group tours permits for Guangdong residents to travel to Macao.
From this week the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre will reschedule its regular press conferences to every Monday and Thursday, as Macao’s COVID-19 epidemic has been constantly easing.