After four-day inspection, experts conclude Macao needs to follow mainland’s lead on vaccinations and up its 48% vaccination rate.
Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre
Potential risk of importing Covid-19 outweighs potential benefits, even though families are desperate for help and workers are more than willing to come.
Vaccination facility now provides both BioNTech and Sinopharm inoculations; 10,000 slots available every day in Macao.
Anyone who may have come into contact should get NAT; Public Administration Building will reopen on Monday following deep cleaning and disinfection.
SMS sent to everyone in the city – ‘Please get vaccinated now’ – however compulsory inoculation is not seen as likely.
Anyone who may have come into contact with Delta variant family should get NAT at once, following results of Health Bureau’s investigations.
Risk recedes, but nearly 60 per cent of the population has yet to be vaccinated; 200,000 more Sinopharm doses expected to arrive tomorrow.
Covid-19 restriction put an end to public performances, lectures and training programmes for the time being.
Easing of travel restrictions follows encouraging results from last week’s mass NAT drive.