{"id":4397,"date":"2020-03-12T12:25:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T12:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=4397"},"modified":"2026-04-24T07:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:07:21","slug":"macau-restrictions-travelling-china-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-restrictions-travelling-china-europe","title":{"rendered":"Macau mulls easing travel restrictions from China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The SAR government is also looking to increase restrictions visitors coming from Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- With the <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?s=coronavirus\">Coronavirus<\/a><\/em><\/strong> situation almost under control in Macau, the <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/topics\/macau\">SAR government<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is considering easing entry restrictions for visitors from mainland China but while increasing restrictions on <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-quarantine-restrictions-coronavirus\">those coming from Europe.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe current situation of COVID-19 in mainland China is easing, infection numbers in many provinces and cities have not increased for many days, so we are evaluating the current policies towards mainland China,\u201d a Health Bureau spokesperson said at a press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHowever, regarding the current situation of the epidemic in European countries, we are considering placing more European countries on the high-risk areas list. We will announce the latest measures soon,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seven countries on the list of high risk areas include South Korea, Japan, Iran, Italy, France, Spain and Germany, and all arrivals from these countries are required to undergo a 14-day quarantine period.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Inside Asia Gaming, as of 11 March, 80 people are quarantined, of which 54 are local residents are staying home and 26 tourists and residents in appointed hotels.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SAR government is also looking to increase restrictions visitors coming from Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3965,"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 SAR government is recalibrating its inbound travel policies, signaling an easing of entry restrictions for visitors from mainland China while simultaneously considering heightened measures for European arrivals. 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