Despite inevitable rebound, health chief discourages excessive worry

Health Bureau director Alvis Lo encouraged people in Macau to stay constantly vigilant against SARS-CoV-2 but not to worry excessively, while conceding that future rebound

SSM assessing impact on city’s resumption of normalcy

The city should resume a regular Covid-19 prevention state today. When questioned yesterday as to whether the detection of a new case will affect the plan,

New key groups defined; NAT weekly for most groups

Health authorities announced that testing will start today for the vast majority of key groups who need to undergo regular nucleic acid tests (NATs), with

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

Lawmaker demands gov’t strictly follow mainland Covid-19 plan

The government has invented a “stabilization period” that does not exist in the national Covid-19 plan and Macau should align with the national plan, lawmaker

NAT to continue for some key groups

While foreshadowing that the need for frequent nucleic acid tests (NAT) for the general population will soon end, the health authorities said that, for a few

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

Gov’t foreshadows retraction of some outdoor NAT stations

Adjustments to the location of outdoor SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test (NAT) stations will be made from time to time as per the development of the Covid-19

Quarantine-free visit between Macau and Zhuhai resumes

Individuals travelling from Macau to Zhuhai must hold a nucleic acid test (NAT) certificate – issued within 24 hours of intended arrival – proving they are

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

Residents with travel history must take NAT

People with residence, or a history of travel to, a foreign country within the last month, or people who have been infected with Covid-19 in the

Health chief admits probable rebound of cases in future

He was asked by the Times about the probability of another outbreak arriving, given experiences from around the world, including mainland China and foreign countries.

‘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

Gov’t public health doctor hints at possible loosening of measures

Disease control measures may be loosened, when appropriate, if the city’s Covid-19 outbreak situation improves, public health doctor Leong Iek Hou, division head at Health Bureau

China backs away from growth goal, sticks to virus controls

China's leaders effectively acknowledged the struggling economy won’t hit its official 5.5% growth target this year and said yesterday they will try to prop up sagging consumer

Stability period possible, including dine-in, after three more consolidation days

Shopping malls, conditional dine-in and indoor redecoration projects may resume next Wednesday if new case figures run low in the coming days, government public health doctor

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild

Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold – further bolstering the theory

Gov’t business restrictions a challenge for smaller firms

Local employees are overwhelmed by the government’s strict arrangements for work during this consolidation period. The government has gradually lifted restrictions on industrial and

Covid rules for hospital patients questioned

Former lawmaker Sulu Sou has posted on his social media page a letter from a fellow user complaining about Macau’s overemphasis on a single disease.

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