The Macau government announced this week that it’s ending special ferry service between the Taipa Ferry Terminal and Hong Kong International Airport on July 16. The US Consulate General for Hong Kong and Macau warned US citizens today that they should return immediately to the United States.<\/p>\n
\nTransportation options from Macau to the United States may be unavailable after July 16. If you choose to stay overseas, you should be prepared to remain where you are for the foreseeable future,”<\/strong> the message stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nMacau’s most recent COVID-19 patient tested positive in the region after arriving in Macau via the Taipa Ferry Terminal. The man, a resident of the Philippines, arrived in China by way of Hong Kong International Airport and then ventured to Macau by boat.<\/p>\n
Macau health officials say they’re closely monitoring Hong Kong’s recent upward trend in coronavirus cases, and that a continued surge could lead to even tighter entry restrictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Macau and Hong Kong are once again delaying an arrangement that would allow residents to come and go more freely between the two Chinese Special Administrative Regions (SAR). The two regions, separated by the Pearl River Delta, have been working on a “health passport” scheme that would assure entry officials that the person arriving is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":141419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69069],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Macau and Hong Kong Delaying 'Health Passport' That Would Ease Entry<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n