For those who are unaware (including me):
Starting today (December 23), people arriving in Macau either from overseas, Hong Kong, or Taiwan, will no longer need to undergo any type of quarantine. That is according to an update from the city’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, published yesterday (Thursday, December 22).
The measure covers those living in Macau, whether Macau ID holders or non-holders of Macau ID. It also covers visitors.
Inbound travellers will still have to undergo five days of so-called “self-management” of their health.
Under the new inbound arrangements, people intending to enter Macau either from overseas, Hong Kong, or Taiwan, must hold a nucleic acid test certificate issued within 72 hours proving they are ‘negative’ for Covid-19 infection. On arrival, travellers will no longer need to undertake a fresh nucleic acid test.
During the five-day period of “self-management” of their health, the inbound traveller’s electronic health code will be ‘yellow’, meaning they cannot enter certain places including government offices. Previously, people arriving to Macau from either overseas, Hong Kong, or Taiwan, were assigned a ‘red’ health code, meaning they had to undergo some sort of quarantine.
Restaurants and leisure facilities – which is understood to include casinos – can decide whether they allow inside their premises any guests with a ‘yellow’ health code.
The inbound travellers will be required to do a rapid antigen test daily, during the five-day period of “self-management” of their health. Provided the five-day period has been completed with ‘negative’ results each day, the individual’s health code will turn ‘green’ and they will be able to move freely inside Macau, stated the local health authorities.
People arriving in Macau from either overseas, Hong Kong, or Taiwan, will however, not be allowed to travel to mainland China during the first eight days of their stay in Macau, according to the city’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre. But these travellers will be able to leave Macau at any time, if travelling either to Hong Kong, Taiwan, or overseas.
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