The Macau government has announced that from 6pm on Sunday 30 October, 24-hour nucleic acid tests will be required for entry and exit between Macau and Zhuhai, for a temporary period of five days.
The new measure, which shortens the testing period from 48 hours previously, comes after a 43-year-old female dealer at MGM Cotai – and her two sons – tested positive to COVID-19 over the weekend, prompting authorities to lock the property down on Sunday.
There have now been at least six confirmed cases in Macau since a 66-year-old resident became the first resident to test positive in over three months last Wednesday.
In a statement, the government said, “In line with the need to prevent and control the epidemic, starting from 18:00 hours on 30 October 2022, all people entering and leaving Zhuhai and Macau through the border control points will be required to hold a negative NAT test certificate within 24 hours.
“The measure will be temporary for five days. If the epidemic situation stabilizes, from 5 November, departing passengers will resume holding negative nucleic acid test certificates within 48 hours. Other preventive and control measures at the Zhuhai-Macau Boundary Control Point will remain unchanged.”
The government has also announced that all Macau residents will be required to take daily RAT tests between 30 October and 1 November.
