Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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Arrivals surge causing airport NAT delay
An increase in demand caused by the influx of passengers arriving at the Macau International Airport is the reason for a delay in the processing of ... -
Second booster recommended for the elderly, immunocompromised
Fourth doses of a Covid-19 vaccine (a second booster) are available in Macau as of yesterday. At the daily press briefing from the Novel Coronavirus Response ... -
Qingmao and Border Gate crossings limited to one round trip per day
In an attempt to limit overcrowding at border posts, particularly the Qingmao Port, local authorities have imposed a limit of one round trip per day to ... -
Basketball league moves ahead without Macau on the calendar
The East Asia Super League (EASL) basketball competition will proceed with its inaugural home-and-away pan-regional format in 2022, as previously announced, having released yesterday the full ... -
F&B association raises questions over NAT rules for dine-in
Restaurateurs are not fully satisfied with the rules establishing that patrons of restaurants, bars, and other food and beverage (F&B) establishments must present a valid nucleic ... -
SSM to acquire jabs for children aged six months to five years old
Local health authorities are planning to acquire mRNA vaccines specifically designed for babies and children aged between six months and five years old as soon as ... -
Health authorities admit prevention measures have ‘unidentified flaws’
Local health authorities admitted that the June 18 outbreak occurred due to a flaw in existing prevention measures. However, as it was not possible to identify ... -
Quarantine cut to seven days from Aug. 6, foreign tourists still banned
Macau quarantine periods will change from the current 10 days in a designated quarantine hotel and an additional seven-day period of self-health management (10+7) to seven ... -
Local authorities see no danger in cooking oil composition
Local authorities see no significant harm in the composition of some cooking oils that are commonly on sale in Macau and Hong Kong. In a response ... -
Two consecutive days of ‘double-zero,’ no community cases for nine days
Yesterday Macau recorded its eight consecutive day without any new reported Covid-19 infections within the community, and the second consecutive day of zero cases in people ... -
Two police officers among 44 detainees in illegal karaoke bar bust
Two members of the Public Security Police Force (PSP) were among a group of 44 people detained yesterday during a police operation at an illegal karaoke ... -
‘Stabilization period’ to start tomorrow
According to the preliminary analysis of the results of the 14th round of citywide mass testing, which ended yesterday evening, authorities expect to commence a new ... -
New era requires different leadership
The president of the new Commission for Gaming Licenses Tender and Secretary for Administration and Justice, André Cheong, said that Macau is to enter a whole ... -
New concessions tender starts today
Today the international public tender for the issuing of the new licenses to operate casinos in Macau has officially started and will take place until September ... -
Public tender gaming commission created
The Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng formally created yesterday the commission that is to be in charge of the public tender for the attribution of ... -
No surprises expected for 69th Macau Grand Prix
No surprises are expected for the 69th edition of the Macau Grand Prix, set to hit the roads of the Guia circuit this November. With a ... -
Authorities hint 14 days of ‘zero cases’ needed to reopen
Health authorities hinted yesterday that Macau needs to achieve the goal of having no new positive cases of Covid-19 in the community for 14 days to ... -
Authorities hit back at key area NAT notifications criticism
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center has urged all citizens to pay attention to the data they input to the Macao Health Code system, calling ... -
Gov’t suspends operation of outdoor NAT station due to heat
The health authorities have suspended the operation of the new nucleic acid test (NAT) sampling station located outdoors on its first day of operations. According to ... -
30,000 people in two new key areas, NAT required
Health authorities established yesterday two key areas located around Areia Preta district in which all people living, working, or undergoing any activities for over 30 minutes ... -
Filipinos and condo workers stop daily NAT
Filipino passport holders as well as condominium management workers have been removed from the list of key groups that need to undergo daily nucleic acid tests ... -
NAT venues Gov’t preparing to swap schools for city parks, garden areas
Local health authorities are preparing to use city parks and gardens as venues for nucleic acid testing (NAT). During yesterday’s daily press briefing of the Novel ... -
Lawmakers doubt effectiveness of new measures, approve budget amendment
The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday approved a new amendment to the 2022 government budget that aims to reinforce the public accounts with money from the financial ... -
Lawmakers criticize delay and detail of budget amendment
Several lawmakers also criticized the lack of time provided to analyze the bill and the limited detail on information provided by the Secretary for Economy and ... -
Lawmakers want gov’t to do more for local workers
Lawmakers Wong Kit Cheng and Ella Lei want the government to enact additional and more effective measures to promote the employment and reemployment of local workers ... -
Health authorities clarify isolation criteria
Local health authorities have recently clarified the criteria that allow previously infected persons to leave isolation and return to the community, as well as the requirement ... -
July to record the worst-ever GGR, August unpredictable
Several entities and experts have labelled this month as potentially the worst month on record for gross gaming revenue (GGR). The closure of casinos for at ... -
Ending the confinement directives is the goal but there are no guarantees
The health authorities still aim to enter the so-called “period of consolidation” by Friday this week, although at this stage there are no guarantees that this ... -
N95/KN95 masks harmful to health
The use of N95/KN95 facemasks for long periods is harmful to health, the deputy director of the Conde de São Januário Hospital Center, Dr. Lei Wai ... -
‘Very low’ community case numbers boost prospects for deconfinement
The results obtained by health authorities during the several levels of testing held on July 16 (Saturday) boost the prospects of progressive relaxation of the restrictive ... -
PSP: Officers caught smoking not breaching the rules, scrutiny on UM party
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has stated that a group of eight police officers caught on amateur footage smoking together are not breaking any laws ... -
Home quarantine for returnees not an option
Health authorities refuse to consider permitting residents returning to Macau to undergo medical observation quarantine in their homes, the coordinator at the local Center for Disease ... -
Elderly, disabled with reduced mobility exempted from mass testing
People aged 80 or older and those with severe disabilities that relate to their autonomy and mobility are, from now on, exempt from taking part in ... -
Lawmakers and community leaders fear confinement extension
Leaders of local social and community associations and groups, as well as lawmakers, have expressed concerns over the possibility of an extension of the period of ... -
Migrants association: Over 200 Indonesian nationals on long-term unpaid leave amid outbreak
A total of 222 Indonesian nationals have requested, for the time being, help from the association because they are on long-term unpaid leave, according to information ...
