{"id":10586,"date":"2020-10-03T17:14:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T17:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=10586"},"modified":"2026-04-24T01:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T04:18:30","slug":"macau-debates-extending-covid-19-test-validity-for-travellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-debates-extending-covid-19-test-validity-for-travellers","title":{"rendered":"Macau debates extending Covid-19 test validity for travellers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, cross-border travellers must present a negative test result no more than a week old, but the period could be extended to two weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macau.-\u00a0Chief executive Ho\u00a0Iat\u00a0Seng has said the\u00a0SAR government is considering extending the period of validity of Covid-19 tests for visitors to Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at a gala event marking China&#8217;s 71st anniversary celebrations, he said the current obligation to show a negative test result no more than seven days old could be extended to 14 days.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said he does not expect further relaxation of borders soon, but extending the period of acceptance for test results could encourage more people to cross into Macau for visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ho said: \u201cWe are discussing with the National Health Commission about the conditions for gradually releasing preventive measures.&#8221; \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week it was revealed that talks on the <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hk-macau-travel-bubble-talks-resume\" target=\"_blank\">addition of Hong Kong<\/a><\/em><\/strong> to the current travel bubble with mainland China have also resumed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Average daily visitation to the city has reached 18,000, and Ho expects that to hit 20,000 for Golden Week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Currently, cross-border travellers must present a negative test result no more than a week old, but the period could be extended to two weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Macau's Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, announced the SAR government is considering extending the validity of Covid-19 test results for visitors from seven to fourteen days. This measure aims to encourage increased cross-border travel, with daily visitation currently at 18,000 and projected to reach 20,000 during Golden Week. Discussions are also underway to include Hong Kong in the travel bubble with mainland China, signaling a gradual easing of preventive measures.","focusai_entities":"Ho Iat Seng, National Health Commission","focusai_location":"Macau, China, Hong Kong","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.85), regulator (0.7)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Macau GGR Impact","query":"What is the projected GGR uplift for Macau's integrated resorts if the 14-day test validity is implemented and sustained visitation reaches 20,000 daily?"},{"label":"Travel Bubble Expansion","query":"How would the inclusion of Hong Kong in the mainland China travel bubble impact Macau's premium mass and VIP segment recovery, and what are the associated regulatory compliance considerations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[161,16338,156,158],"tags":[227,257],"class_list":["post-10586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news","category-east-asia-news","category-regulation-news","category-slider-home","tag-china","tag-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10586"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10600,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10586\/revisions\/10600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}