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Macau scholars say that national testing is an "impossible mission" and some vaccination centers must be suspended to make way

2021-08-05T04:34:57.441Z


A family of four in Macau is now diagnosed with the Detla variant virus. The authorities announced that they have entered the "immediate state of prevention" and launched a national nucleic acid test yesterday (4th). The authorities have also tightened immigration arrangements, and people entering and leaving through the Guangdong-Macao port


A family of four in Macau is now diagnosed with the Detla variant virus. The authorities announced that they have entered the "immediate state of prevention" and launched a national nucleic acid test yesterday (4th).

The authorities have also tightened immigration arrangements. Those entering or leaving through the Guangdong-Macao port are required to hold a negative test certificate within 12 hours.

Pan Zhiming, the director general of Caritas Macau, said during a program on Hong Kong and Taiwan that many foreign workers in Macau need to travel between the two places every day, but "it takes 5 or 6 minutes to do the test and wait for the results. It takes time to pass the customs and return within 12 hours. So hurry, there is no time to rest in disguise."


In addition, the Macau Novel Coronavirus Infection Response Coordination Center announced today (5th) that in response to the national testing plan, the large-scale community vaccination center station of the Wangsha Sports Center will suspend vaccination services from today and change to a national testing site. There are 42 testing stations in Macau, and the center calls for online appointments before testing.


▼A long queue of people in Macau waiting for testing on August 4▼


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A family of four in Macau is now diagnosed with the Delta variant virus. The authorities announced that they have entered the "immediate state of prevention" and launched a national nucleic acid test yesterday (4th).

So far, 270,000 people have completed sampling. The Response Coordination Center announced today that in response to nationwide testing measures, vaccination services will be suspended from today and the center will be transformed into a nationwide nucleic acid testing station.

Detection of long queues for foreign labor to travel between the two places

Pan Zhiming, Director General of Caritas Macau, said during a program on RTHK that he noticed that the system malfunctioned yesterday, which caused a long queue at the testing station. Some residents did not realize that they had to make an appointment online. The staff needed to explain to them and Allow them to wait in line for testing.

He also pointed out that yesterday he also spent nearly half an hour in line for testing. Some citizens even revealed to him that they needed to queue for nearly four hours, describing that the situation had improved this morning.

The Macau authorities have tightened immigration arrangements, and those entering or exiting through the Guangdong-Macao port are required to hold a negative test certificate within 12 hours.

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The authorities have also tightened immigration arrangements. Those entering or leaving through the Guangdong-Macao port are required to hold a negative test certificate within 12 hours.

Pan Zhiming pointed out that there are many foreign workers in Macau who need to travel between the two places every day, but "it takes 5 or 6 minutes to do the test and wait for the results, and it takes time to pass the customs. It is easy to go back within 12 hours, and there is no time to rest in disguise." The authorities have also arranged temporary centres for the affected persons as far as possible.

▼8.4 Compulsory inspection on the enclosure of the Mansion of Di Le Wen Na in Tsim Sha Tsui▼


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▼8.4 Compulsory inspection on the enclosure of Block A of Donglu Building in Sham Shui Po▼


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Scholars refer to national testing as an "impossible task"

Yu Yongyi, an associate professor of the Department of Government and Administration at the University of Macau, said that the authorities made preparations for customs clearance with the mainland last year, including response to the epidemic, and arrangements for closure of communities and national testing. There have been public consultations in advance.

However, he bluntly said that Macau is densely populated and as a small city, it is a big challenge to complete the national test in a short time, and he described it as an "impossible task."

He also believes that there have been no local cases in Macau for a long time in the past, and the government and citizens have been a little lax, and the public may not have noticed the impact of the surrounding epidemic on Macau.

Many foreign workers in Macau return to the two places every day. He also pointed out that the epidemic was severe last year, and the public believed that "very tactics should be used in extraordinary times" and that it is reasonable to close customs.

However, there have been no confirmed cases in Macau for many days. The public may think that the current customs closure measures are harassing the people. In addition, it affects the manpower of enterprises. The government is also relatively careful in handling it.

The authorities have not closed the casino Yu Yongyi: I believe it is for economic considerations

In addition, the Macau authorities requested the temporary closure of many types of entertainment venues, but not casinos.

Yu Yongyi believes that at this stage, the authorities are not adopting a one-size-fits-all approach and closing all venues is based on economic considerations. He also pointed out that gambling taxes have fallen sharply in the past year, which has caused financial pressure.

Macau Chief Executive He Yicheng has also stated that the closure of casinos last year was based on the related cases at that time and believes that the relevant decision has been balanced between the epidemic and the economy.

As for whether Macau can control the epidemic within 14 days, he believes that it is difficult to predict now and the government should prepare for the worst.

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