The 20th round of the government’s facemask purchase scheme – which will start tomorrow – will last 30 days, during which each local resident and non-resident worker will be entitled to buy 30 facemasks at the fixed price of MOP 24.
Alvis Lo Iek Long, a clinical director of the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre, said during Wednesday’s press conference that 108 million “government facemasks” have been sold since the scheme’s launch in January.
The Health Bureau’s (SSM) Control of Communicable Diseases and Surveillance of Diseases Department Coordinator Leong Iek Hou has announced today that the local authorities have adjusted the facemask purchase scheme to include 30 facemasks per pack.
The 19th round of the government’s facemask purchase scheme will start today.
The Macao government said in a statement today that more than 100 million facemasks have been sold since 23 January, when it launched its official mask-selling programme.
The Macao government has sold 92 million facemasks since January 23, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced at a regular press conference today.
The government now expects its facemask purchase scheme to continue for “a period of time”.
Primary students scheduled to return to classes in two stages, only 3 COVID-19 patients remain hospitalised and the 12th round of mask distribution begins on Tuesday.
The government will launch the eighth round of its facemask purchase scheme today.
Macau’s imports fell 30.3% year-on-year to 3.87 billion patacas last month.
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre has announced the seventh round of mask distribution starting Monday (23rd).
The Macau government started on Saturday its fourth round of selling facemasks to residents and non-resident workers at the fixed price of 8 patacas (US$1) for 10 masks.
The Hong Kong-based Indonesian Consulate-General has handed out 5,000 facemasks to Indonesian migrant workers in Macau, public broadcaster TDM-Radio Macau reported on Sunday.
The Macau government said that it will start selling facemasks for children aged between three and eight Wednesday.
A local man who “maliciously” damaged 320 facemasks after he smeared saliva and mucus on 32 packs of facemasks this week, faces up to 10 years in prison.
A man who smeared mucus and saliva on 320 facemasks on Monday was arrested by the police and transferred to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) Wednesday morning.
A local citizen spat on 30 packets of facemasks resulting in 300 having to be scrapped.
Bus passengers and bank clients must wear facemasks from Monday onward, both sectors have announced.
Macau’s casinos began requiring gamblers to wear facemasks on Saturday night.
Macau’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced that its second round of the sale of facemasks at fixed prices to local residents and non-resident workers will start on Sunday.
Macau’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced Thursday that its second round of the sale of facemasks at fixed prices to local residents and non-resident workers will start on Sunday.
Kindergartens, schools, universities, libraries and cultural venues will be closed until at least the 10th February.
