Chief executive Ho Iat Seng said it is not possible to relax border restrictions yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Macau.- The city’s chief executive, Ho Iat Seng, has clarified that the travel bubble between Macau and Hong Kong will not be possible while Hong Kong is still reporting Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Macau currently demands people coming from Hong Kong undergo a 14-day quarantine. The measure will not be lifted until the Administrative Region registers no local infections for 14 consecutive days, which means it can be qualified as a “low-risk” region, according to Chinese Covid-19 protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Visitors have to complete the quarantine at a venue designated by the Macau government and present a certificate of a negative Covid-19 test result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Ho said: \u201cWe really want to welcome back [arrivals from] Hong Kong, which is just one bridge away. Their [Hong Kong’s] situation poses risk to us. If we resume travel ties with them now, how are we to deal with mainland China?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Macau’s leader referred to the risk that imports of Covid-19 from Hong Kong could represent for the near-universal quarantine-free travel bubble Macau has with mainland China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Ho added: \u201cWe hope that Hong Kong can\u2026 reach zero local Covid-19 infection cases [for 14 consecutive days], which would get them qualified by the country [China] as a low-risk place. Then we will have conditions to welcome back Hong Kong travellers, requiring them only to present a Covid-19 test result.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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