The Macau government has revealed that if its ongoing COVID-19 outbreak stabilizes between 30 and 31 July, the current “consolidation period” will be replaced by a new “stabilization period”.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Leong Iek Hou, who heads the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Division of the Health Bureau (SSM), said, “If the outbreak situation is satisfactory, the consolidation period will be extended for three days (until 2 August) and the shops in the shopping centres may be opened on a limited basis.”
She also revealed that, under a stabilization period, some mask mandates might also be eased.
However, while restaurants may also reopen for dine-in, “we will need to show proof of NAT testing when entering restaurants or staying for long periods of time.”
Yet another round of mass testing will be conducted in Macau from 30 to 31 July, with the results to ultimately determine which measures will be taken next week.
Leong stressed that more detailed information on the “stabilisation period” will only be announced at a later date.
Macau entered its current “consolidation period” on 23 July, during which time restaurants remain banned from offering dine-in eating shops in shopping malls remain closed and people are required to wear N95 masks when they leave the house.
