SSM

29 Dec 2020

Entry ban on foreigners including those who had Covid-19 vaccines

Foreigners who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will remain barred from entering Macao, as it doesn’t necessarily mean that those who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will not be infected with the novel coronavirus or possibly infect others.

29 Dec 2020

Herd immunity achievable if sufficient numbers are vaccinated

The several kinds of COVID-19 vaccines slated to be delivered to Macao have a “good” effectiveness of preventing COVID-19 infection.

29 Dec 2020

Health Code address function postponed to after New Year’s Day

The Macao government will re-launch the function for residents to add their home address to their Macao Health Code after New Year’s Day, following its suspension due to technical malfunction last week.

28 Dec 2020

Government suspends Health Code address function

The Macao government has suspended the newly-launched function for residents to add their home address to their Macao Health Code “until further notice” due to technical malfunction.

28 Dec 2020

6 elderly catch flu in Taipa retirement home

A retirement home reported a collective flu case to the Health Bureau (SSM) on Sunday involving six elderly residents two men and four women

04 Dec 2020

Stomach flu outbreak at nursery in Fai Chi Kei

A viral gastroenteritis (also known as stomach flu) outbreak has occurred at the Fai Chi Kei Social Housing Estate’s nursery which was reported to the Health Bureau (SSM) on Thursday.

20 Nov 2020

Man with Legionnaires’ disease visited mainland massage parlour

A 60-year-old local man who tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease on Sunday had been to a massage parlour in the mainland during the incubation period.

17 Nov 2020

CE says Macao would need sandwich class housing

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said that Macao would need housing projects for Macao’s sandwich class. Ho said that young people or those who do not live with senior citizens have only a small chance of buying a subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) flat.

17 Nov 2020

9 more kindergarteners catch stomach flu

The Health Bureau (SSM) received another case of collective stomach flu involving nine pupils from Infantário de Santa Rosa de Lima in Rua Nova à Guia, an SSM statement said on Monday.