Strict Covid-19 precautions remain in place, with arriving passengers facing up to 28 days’ hotel quarantine.
Following increased threat of Omicron variant residents strongly advised to avoid group gatherings; new Covid-19 case arrives from Philippines.
Travellers from US, Brazil, Russia, Turkey and many parts of Asia and Africa targeted; Macao’s 79th imported coronavirus case infected with Omicron variant.
Brazil, India, Nepal, Pakistan and the Philippines head the danger list, with passengers facing multiple tests before they can fly.
The 29-year-old, who returned to Macao from the Philippines this week, is under observation at a clinic and will undergo further tests for Covid-19.
Filipina who works as a domestic helper in Macao and returned to her home country on 29 June has tested positive for Covid-19 there.
From today, Macao residents arriving from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Brazil and the Philippines and transferring to Macao via special ferry need certification saying they have tested negative from COVID-19.
The Macau International Airport saw hundreds of passengers on Thursday – an oddity during the pandemic – as 362 stranded Filipino nationals flew home after being stranded in the city for up to four months.
Over 300 Filipinos nationals returned to Manila on Thursday via a chartered flight organised by the Philippine Consulate General in Macao.
A total of 163 Filipino workers who were stranded in Macau due to the COVID-19 travel ban are now back in the Philippines.
Discussions with concerned airlines to airlift stranded Filipinos in Macau has met a setback.
The Philippines partially lifted a travel ban on Macau and Hong Kong on Tuesday.
Philippine nationals stranded in Macau will be able to return to their home country on special Philippine Airlines flights next week.
Macau’s number of non-resident (imported) workers fell by 474 last month compared with the same month of last year,
