Finance Secretary Lei Wai Nong says new measure will boost Macao’s economy; tourism chief says city has capacity to welcome even more tourists.
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Cross-border travellers entering Zhuhai must present health declaration via new system from 19 January.
Travellers entering mainland China from Macao, with no overseas travel history within past 7 days, will no longer need to provide negative NAT results prior to departure.
Current measure was put in place at midnight on 19 December and was due to last until midnight 31 December.
Travellers from China face tighter restrictions as pandemic surges; South Korea, India and Italy also wary in wake of zero-Covid policy’s cancellation.
Mainland China’s Covid-19 expert Liang Wannian says lowering disease category does not mean leaving the virus to run rampant and is aimed at controlling outbreaks more precisely and scientifically.
New directive focuses on “treatment” rather than “prevention” after nearly three years of sticking to a very strict zero-Covid policy.
Under new ‘0+0’ measure, incoming travellers can go around the city freely; also starting tomorrow, Hong Kong will no longer require people to scan QR codes to record visits to premises but some places may still ask for jab records.
Isolation period for inbound visitors from foreign countries will change from “7+3” to “5+3”; people will not be allowed to leave home or hotel during three follow-up days.
