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[infographic] 18 October 2021 health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers
Health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers of different identities.
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Cultural Affairs Bureau performs regular maintenance of its Online Book Shop from 20 to 22 October
Through a wide variety of books and periodicals on its platform, the Online Book Shop of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) facilitates local or overseas readers to select and purchase IC’s publications with ease, so as to promote reading. In order to provide more stable and convenient services, the Online Book Shop will undergo regular website maintenance from 20 to 22 October. During this period, the service will be suspended.
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Schools and institutions can arrange the working place(s) of school staff reasonably in accordance with the guidelines on epidemic prevention and class suspension
The Education and Youth Development Bureau (hereinafter referred to as the “DSEDJ”) has always taken the health and safety of teachers and students into the utmost consideration when formulating and implementing various epidemic prevention work. In view of the recent epidemic changes in Macao, the DSEDJ has consulted and conducted an assessment with the health department. Considering the risks posed by clustering of students in schools, class suspension is implemented by schools of non-tertiary education, and in-person teaching in tertiary institutions is suspended. All students are engaged in home learning programme with diversified plans, including online classes.
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October is a Contribution Month of the FSS, and the Contribution Deadline is Extended to 5th November
October is the contribution month for the Social Security System. In order to cope with the SAR Government’s epidemic prevention and control work, the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) has extended the deadline for payment of contributions, and the employment fee for non-resident workers to 5th November (Friday). Employers, and beneficiaries of the arbitrary system are suggested to make more use of electronic channels to pay contributions, or use the appointment service to save waiting time in queuing.
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Self-paid test also works for high-frequency NAT programme
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre states that, for people who are subject to the high-frequency nucleic acid testing programme, if they have taken a self-paid test for border-crossing purposes, the system will recognize it on its own and no separate test will be needed to fulfil the high-frequency testing requirements.
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Paused recreational facilities allowed to reopen from 19 October
A Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government order that had closed certain recreational facilities will be lifted after the stroke of midnight on Tuesday (19 October), according to a subsequent instruction, Executive Order No.154/2021, published in the Macao SAR Gazette.
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Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announces NAT testing plan for today (18 October)
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre (hereinafter referred to as “the Centre”) announces that, in order to cater for the latest epidemic prevention measures at Zhuhai-Macao boundary control points, the following NAT testing plan will be in place for today (18 October):
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Eligibility age for receiving COVID-19 inactivated vaccine lowered to 12
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre (hereinafter referred to as “the Centre”) announces that, pursuant to the Chief Executive’s Dispatch No. 152/2021, the eligibility age for receiving COVID-19 inactivated vaccine is lowered from 18 to 12.
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