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Macao public urged to pay close attention to early symptoms of COVID-19

The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre issued a reminder to members of the public that the early stage of COVID-19 infection might involve symptoms that are similar to other respiratory diseases.
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Demographic statistics for the 2nd quarter of 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the total population as at end-June 2021 was 682,500, the same as in the previous quarter; female population (363,800) accounted for 53.3% of the total.
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Mortgage loans statistics – June 2021
According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) both increased in June 2021. With regard to the outstanding balances, both RMLs and CRELs witnessed increases.
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“Stay, Dine and See Macao” local tours will be cancelled until 17 August

Owing to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with the Macao SAR Government’s latest work of the control and prevention against the pandemic, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced the cancellation of the local tours under the “Stay, Dine and See Macao” project will be extended to 17 August.
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CE thanks Central Government and China Media Group for authorising Macao to broadcast coverage of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, thanked on Sunday (8 August) the Central Government and China Media Group (CMG), for authorising Macao to broadcast television coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Their support enabled the Macao public to watch the event at home and to support the national team.
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CE congratulates national athletes for sensational achievements at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, sent a congratulatory message on Sunday (8 August) to the Chinese delegation that attended the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, for their marvellous and sensational achievements during the event.
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Macau Pass Card numbers of unidentified passengers who have taken the same buses as the infected residents released Relevant passengers are urged to report to the Response and Coordination Centre promptly

Among the four confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported on 3 August, a female patient had taken bus no.17 at 16:11 on 27 July from “Est. Coelho Amaral/ Horta E Costa” to “Edifício Nam Kwong”, bus no.19 at 20:52 on 1 August from “Est. Coelho Amaral/ Hospital Kiang Wu” to “Av. Da Longevidade/ Edf. Seng Yee”, and bus no.17 at 22:55 on 1 August from “Terminal das Portas do Cerco” to “Rua de D. Belchior Carneiro” temporary stop.
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IPIM Organises Webinar to Facilitate Macao’s Development into a Sustainable MICE Destination
Sustainability of the overall local environment is an important consideration for organisers in selecting destinations for holding MICE events. And for this reason, Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) hosted a webinar on “Creating a Sustainable MICE Destination” on 29 July.
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Two vehicles inspection centers of DSAT will be resumed on 9th August
The Transport Bureau has assessed that it will resume normal operation of the Motor Vehicles Inspection Center in Cotai and Motorcycle Inspection Centre (in the Macao peninsula) on Monday, 9th August, while other external services will remain suspended until further announcement.
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Persons with yellow health code despite having submitted to COVID-19 mass testing should get tested again on their own or register for follow-up as appropriate

In response to the inquiries from some members of the public that they still received a yellow health code after having completed testing for the Citywide Nucleic Acid Testing Program, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre (hereinafter referred to as “the Centre”) said that participants of the community testing drive are required to register with either their Macao Resident Identity Card (for Macao residents) or the travel document that was used for entry into Macao (for non-Macao residents). The presence of yellow health code may be due to wrong identity document used in registration for the testing campaign, e.g. registration was done using Non-Resident Worker’s Identity Card (blue card), Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents or others. In this case, the persons concerned need to undergo testing again on their own at one of the routine nucleic acid testing stations.
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