{"id":34433,"date":"2022-10-14T07:02:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T10:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=34433"},"modified":"2026-04-23T03:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:57:29","slug":"macau-eases-covid-19-measures-for-people-arriving-outside-mainland-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-eases-covid-19-measures-for-people-arriving-outside-mainland-china","title":{"rendered":"Macau eases Covid-19 measures for people arriving outside mainland China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Inbound travellers from outside mainland China must complete fewer Covid-19 nucleic acid tests on the days following their release from quarantine in Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- The government of Macau has decided to relax Covid-19 measures<\/strong> for those arriving from outside mainland China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As reported by the city\u2019s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center, from October 15, arrivals from outside mainland China will no longer be required to undergo a four-day period of so-called “self-health monitoring” after completing the “self-management” phase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities stressed during this self-monitoring period, people are should avoid attending events or activities that are crowded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the announcements, authorities have reduced the total number of Covid-19 nucleic acid tests<\/strong> that travellers from outside mainland China must undergo in the days after they are released from quarantine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

People are now required to take four tests in the first four days after being released from quarantine. Currently, five nucleic acid tests are required within seven days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In August, Macau had already reduced the quarantine requirement for visitors to Macau<\/a> <\/strong>from ten days to seven days for those arriving from Hong Kong, Taiwan or overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These new announcements come amid statements by different experts about a possible extension of the zero-Covid policy<\/strong> of mainland China, at least until next year<\/a>, which means a continued drawn-out recovery for Macau\u2019s gaming industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, mainland China is the only place with a basic quarantine-free travel arrangement with Macau. The Macau government has repeatedly said that its Covid-19 prevention policies are in line with those of mainland China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inbound travellers from outside mainland China must complete fewer Covid-19 nucleic acid tests on the days following their release from quarantine in Macau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Macau government has implemented minor relaxations to its COVID-19 entry protocols for international arrivals, specifically reducing post-quarantine health monitoring and the frequency of mandatory nucleic acid tests. While these adjustments represent a cautious step towards market reopening, the continued alignment with mainland China's zero-COVID policy suggests a protracted recovery trajectory for Macau's gaming and hospitality sectors, impacting GGR forecasts and operational strategies.","focusai_entities":"Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center","focusai_location":"Macau, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.75), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.85)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Recovery Outlook","query":"What is the revised GGR recovery outlook for Macau's gaming concessionaires considering these incremental travel policy relaxations and the projected duration of mainland China's zero-COVID strategy?"},{"label":"Operational Strategy Impact","query":"How are Macau's integrated resort operators adjusting their operational strategies, including staffing, marketing spend, and capital expenditure, in response to the prolonged market recovery timeline implied by these policy adjustments?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[23906],"class_list":["post-34433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34433","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\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34433"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34470,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34433\/revisions\/34470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}