The Health Bureau started to carry out one-off nucleic acid tests (NATs) for casino frontline workers – including dealers, cage workers and security guards – last Thursday.
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The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre said in a statement Tuesday afternoon that the online appointment system for the local government’s NAT scheme had become fully booked “in a short time” on Tuesday morning due to today’s lifting of Guangdong’s quarantine requirement.
The Guangdong government will lift its 14-day quarantine requirement on all arrivals from Macao from tomorrow, the local government’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement Monday night.
From 12 pm on 13 July, all passengers entering Macao via the HZMB from Hong Kong must present a nucleic acid test certificate proving they are COVID-19 negative and must be issued within the last 7 days.
With effect from 6 am tomorrow, all air and ferry passengers departing from Macao must present a nucleic acid test (NAT) certificate confirming that they have tested negative for COVID-19 within the past seven days.
The local government says current COVID-19 testing capability of its nucleic acid testing (NAT) scheme will be able to meet the increasing demand for the tests resulting from the new quarantine waiver granted to all Macao non-resident workers living in Zhuhai.
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced from today that seniors aged 65 or above, persons aged 18 or below, persons with disabilities and persons with special patient care certificates can make online appointments for nucleic acid testing (NAT).
The Macau government’s current NAT scheme at the Taipa Ferry Terminal will be extended from today to mainlanders based on some exemptions.
Macau-Zhuhai cross-border commuters will undergo nucleic acid testing (NAT) for COVID-19 in Macau from today.
