Taiwanese tourist may face time in prison after fibbing to health officials; NAT regulations tightened for arrivals from Taiwan.
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No concrete plans as yet, as government monitors health situation before giving the green light; 53rd Covid-19 case confirmed.
Health Bureau officials plan to brief secondary school pupils about vaccine’s effectiveness and launch outreach inoculation programme in September.
New supply from Germany doubly welcome as supplies are running low; 26 per cent of the population vaccinated, with no new Covid-19 case recorded for five days.
Relatively few react badly to vaccination, according to medical experts, who point to the success of the inoculation programme so far.
Health authorities repeat plea to get vaccinated while there is still time, stressing the virulence of the new virus strain.
Reduced fee only applies at two testing stations, however others may follow suit.
As doctors treat Macao’s 52nd virus case, government says arrivals from Taiwan must undergo a week’s self-health management after quarantine.
Data recorded by the latest weapon in the battle against Covid-19 will stay on users’ smartphones and not be uploaded to government database.