The Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government has announced on Sunday (26 June) – in view of the latest COVID-19 situation in Macao – the suspension, from 27 June to 1 July inclusive, of non-essential services at public departments.
In order to curb the latest COVID-19 outbreak, that began on 18 June, Macao’s team of public servants – led by the Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, principal officials, and other departmental leading officials – has been committed to its duty of serving the public, and is working round-the-clock to ensure all anti-epidemic efforts are properly in place.
Public servants are devoting all-out effort to ensure provision of front-line and logistical support, even at moments of extreme demand for such support, in order to sustain the Government’s epidemic-control strategies. Such support includes dissemination of information, contact and coordination work, transfer of resources, and provision of assistance for people.
As the number of lockdown zones has been increasing, the front-line anti-epidemic team has seen a huge surge in its workload. A great number of public servants has joined teams engaged in either front-line work or subsistence support, such as delivery of goods and supplies to people in lockdown zones.
In addition, a considerable number of public servants has taken part in the work to support the rounds of citywide nucleic acid testing, helping maintain order at the testing stations and assisting members of the public to complete the tests. Public servants have been liaising closely with medical professionals, volunteers from associations, and teachers and school representatives, in the fight against the epidemic.
The Government thanks public servants for their dedication and hard work in the prevention and control work relating to the epidemic. The Government also extends its gratitude to all sectors across the community and the members of the public, for their cooperation with the Government’s anti-epidemic work.
The Government once again calls on businesses that provide either non-emergency or non-essential services to suspend operations in parallel with the period of closure of the public sector. Private-sector businesses should make arrangements for their employees either to work independently from each other within a workspace or work from home if possible. These steps would help minimise movement from place to place within the community and prevent the gathering of people, thereby reducing the risk spreading the virus.
