nucleic acid testing (NAT)

16 Dec 2022

Macao to replace hotel quarantine measure with five-day home quarantine from midnight tonight

Negative 48-hour NAT needed when departing for Macao; city recorded 66 new symptomatic cases yesterday; tourists without homes will still need to quarantine at a hotel while all arrivals will not be able to travel to mainland China for another three days.

30 Aug 2022

Banqueting regulations eased, relaxing rules on guest numbers and NATs

New guidelines issued by Health Bureau by no means straightforward, with differing criteria for public and private events.

19 Aug 2022

Treasure Hotel staffer may have caught Covid-19 from quarantined traveller

Worker may have been infected while delivering meals or collecting rubbish; no other cases detected; hotel’s high-risk workers now taking NAT daily.

18 Aug 2022

No need for vaccination certificates for travellers from Hong Kong, Taiwan or foreign countries

Health officials stress that vaccination remains highly important in keeping Covid-19 at bay; 1.47 million jabs administered in Macao so far.

17 Aug 2022

Macao Health Code will turn yellow on booking free NAT

New system named ‘Free NAT booking link for people with suspected symptoms’; targeted at those with Covid-19 symptoms or who believe they may be at risk.

15 Aug 2022

Hong Kong-Macao cargo ship sailor’s wife comes down with Covid-19

Red Code Zone set up near residence in Inner Harbour area, due to end on Thursday; no risk of community transmission, health officials say.

10 Aug 2022

Double NAT ordered for new Inner Harbour Key Area

Residents, workers and casual visitors must take one test today or tomorrow, and another on Friday after seaman tested positive for Covid-19.

08 Aug 2022

Everyone in Macao required to take RAT before midnight today

Macao begins its normalisation period as planned today despite the sudden announcement of a positive Covid-19 case and two areas in lockdown.

08 Aug 2022

Compulsory NATs for Barrier Gate area taking place today

Mass-testing sparked by frequent traveller at weekend; workers and visitors as well as residents required to test; no exemption for infants, elderly or disabled.