Golden Buses from Hong Kong to Macao and vice versa remain at 10 and nine daily, respectively; HZMB Macao Port will also restart 24-hour operation on Sunday.
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Up to 70% of population may have tested positive; teachers and medical staff hard hit; no more tests for arrivals from Hong Kong or Taiwan; health chief says: ‘Get jabbed’.
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.
Both victims were men, aged 56 and 63, and suffered from serious medical conditions; 13 Covid-related deaths recorded in Macao so far.
Measure extended for fourth time; authorities say measure will be adjusted according to pandemic situations in Macao and Zhuhai.
City’s tally since 28 November stands at 541 cases while most cases reported yesterday were asymptomatic.
City has recorded 146 Covid-19 infections since 28 November; local tally stands at nearly 3,000 positive cases.
Many key groups of workers now can choose to do RAT instead of NAT; city no longer has Yellow Code Zones.