The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Elsie Ao Ieong U, yesterday said that as new variants have been reported to be weaker, Macau’s policies will be unanimous with national policies and will gradually alleviate the pandemic prevention and control measures.
The Secretary was speaking on the sidelines of the plenary session yesterday.
Ao Ieong noted that there is more data showing that the majority of people infected by the Omicron variant are asymptomatic, noting that the government is constantly studying corresponding strategies.
China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-virus controls and authorities say new variants are weaker. On Monday commuters in Beijing and at least 16 other cities were allowed to board buses and subways without a virus test in the previous 48 hours for the first time in months.
Further, according to Ao Ieong, given the gradual relaxation of national measures, “Macau will follow this pace.”
Although there will continue to be cases in the community, the official guaranteed that the SAR government will respond to the pandemic with “defined plans.” Staff Reporter
