The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center has issued a statement urging the organizers of “festivals, leisure, cultural, and sports activities” to strictly comply with the guidelines issued by the Health Bureau regarding Covid-19.
In the statement, without referring to any particular activity, the health authorities noted that “people gathering and direct contact (between people) are factors that contribute significantly to the spread of the new type of coronavirus.”
Addressing the fact that recommendations are not being followed, according to the authorities, the center advised that organizers “should not let your guard down, and should continue to maintain preventive and control measures such as adequate distance, use of a facemask and washing hands frequently.”
The center noted that although it had not registered any community outbreak of the disease, “[it] is not assured that there is no one infected in the community.”
Among the recommendations and guidelines issued, the center called for a reduction of the number of participants to 50% or less than the number that would normally fit in each venue; the measurement of the temperature of all who enter an event venue, and the mandatory presentation of the Macau Health Code.
The authorities noted that in cases such as sports and performative events, where the participants cannot wear facemasks and cannot maintain a distance of at least two meters from each other during the entire event, “a nucleic acid test must be carried out before the group training session or rehearsal.”
Although the authorities have not stated which activity is being targeted or which triggered the issuing of the warnings, the statement came right after the first day of this year’s Macao International Dragon Boat Races.
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