Macau to reduce quarantine period from Saturday for those who arrive in the territory from 10 to seven daysThe health authorities of the Chinese administrative region announced this Monday.
The measure covers allpeople entering Macau from foreign countries, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, or the Taiwan Region“said the Novel Coronavirus Contingency Coordination Center.
In addition to the seven days of medical observation in a hotel designated by the authorities, another three days of self-management still need to be completed, the center said in a statement.
The measure applies to anyone who has “completed all vaccination procedures against the new type of coronavirus” and has presented negative test results upon arrival in Macau, as well as tests during the quarantine period.
In the self-management phase, the statement says, the health code will be yellow, which means that there will be limitations to travel within the city.
For the code to turn green, the traveler must “perform nucleic acid tests on days 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 after the end” from quarantine at the hotel, the center said.
Macao closed its borders in March 2020 and since then, people arriving in the territory – with the exception of mainland China – are required to quarantine in hotels designated by the authorities, which lasted 28 days.
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On June 15, the city had already reduced the quarantine period from 14 to 10 days.
On June 28, China’s National Health Commission reduced the quarantine period for those entering mainland China from about 21 days to seven at government-designated facilities and three more at home.
Macau, which had recorded around 80 cases since January 2020, was hit in June by the worst outbreak it has faced since the start of the pandemic, which infected more than 1,800 people, most of them asymptomatic. and caused six deaths, all elderly with chronic diseases.
The city lifted the anti-Covid-19 restrictions that determined the closure of commercial establishments, but maintains the mandatory use of a mask on the street and requires a negative test when entering spaces such as bars and restaurants.
Macau lifts restrictions, maintains masks and begins requiring Covid-19 tests
Source: Observadora
