The government will lower its testing fee of MOP 120 to MOP 100 for its nucleic acid testing (NAT) scheme, which comprises four stations, from Thursday.
COVID testing
Racers from Hong Kong competing in next month’s Macau Grand Prix (MGP) will have to undergo 14 days of quarantine and medical observation at one of the government’s “quarantine hotels” upon arrival in Macao.
The local government has raised from today the quota for its nucleic acid testing (NAT) scheme’s online appointment system to 19,000 people per day.
The local government has determined that all those attending this year’s official reception to celebrate National Day on 1 October will be required to be tested for Covid-19 in line with Macao’s Covid-19 situation.
Kiang Wu Hospital will join the government’s nucleic acid testing (NAT) programme on Monday, adding 1,000 places for COVID-19 testing per day.
Under the nucleic acid testing (NAT scheme, the first test is free of charge for all Macao residents and non-resident workers (informally known as blue card holders), but follow-up tests cost MOP 120 each.
The University Hospital run by the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) has applied to join the government’s NAT scheme.
Macao’s COVID-19 testing capability has been further raised from 16,000 to 23,000 people per day, equivalent to some 3.4% of the city’s population.
All the fish vendors in the city’s wet markets have undergone a one-off nucleic acid test, involving 818 people in total, and none of them tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
