Macau authorities have ended restrictions for those coming from Guangdong as Covid-19 cases decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Macau.- A month and a half after imposing a 14-day quarantine on visitors from districts in Guangdong province<\/a>, Macau has relaxed the restrictions amid a fall in Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Macau’s government made the announcement today (July 7) after authorities lifted a quarantine requirement <\/strong>for people travelling from the Dashi subdistrict in Panyu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For now, there is only one city in mainland China that remains on Macau’s quarantine list: Ruili, in southwest China\u2019s Yunnan province bordering Myanmar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There have no been announcements regarding\u00a0Covid-19 countermeasures<\/a> at casinos and other tourism venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n People who enter the casinos\u00a0must wear masks and have their temperature checked<\/strong>. They also have to\u00a0present the Macao Health Code,\u00a0<\/strong>the government document that classifies health status by colour: red, yellow, and green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the new measures, holders whose Macao Health Code is red or yellow will be denied admission<\/strong> to casinos and other venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other venues covered by the countermeasure include hotels and guest houses, restaurants, bars, karaoke lounges, nightclubs, saunas, massage parlours and health clubs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Macau health official<\/a>\u00a0Tai Wa Hou has said\u00a0more time is needed\u00a0<\/strong>to allow Macau to observe the latest developments in Hong Kong.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The two cities were in advanced conversations over easing restrictions as Hong Kong hadn\u2019t recorded a community case since June 7, which means the city had reached the 28 days\u00a0without a local Covid-19 case<\/strong>\u00a0that Macau set as a condition for a\u00a0travel bubble<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd\u00a0<\/strong>said it expected the\u00a0possible travel bubble<\/a>\u00a0could allow\u00a03,000 fully vaccinated<\/strong>\u00a0visitors\u00a0<\/strong>per day during the initial phase of reopening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, Tai Wa Hou<\/strong> has said that any relaxation of restrictions for people travelling from Hong Kong will require \u201cin-depth communication and assessment\u201d with the relevant mainland authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some 51 hotels had expressed an interest in Macau\u2019s plans to allow quarantine-free inbound travel<\/a> from Hong Kong. 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