NAT arrangements for key groups and people leaving home for work tomorrow (1 August)

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The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announces that, in response to the “consolidation period”, on 1 August (Monday), 8 key groups are required to undergo one NAT, and people leaving home for work are required to undergo one NAT every 2 days.

1. Targets

1. Key groups: people who work in industries of cleaning services, security services, and catering services, food delivery workers, public transport and taxi drivers, stay-out domestic helpers, construction site workers, and interior furnishing workers.
2. People who need to leave home for work: If they have participated in the citywide NAT programme on 30 July, people leaving home for work are still required to undergo one NAT on 1 August; if people leaving home for work have participated in the citywide NAT programme on 31 July, they are not subject to NAT on 1 August.

1. Booking for free NAT and self-paid NAT

The website for booking NAT sampling will be put into operation at 23:00 on 31 July, members of the public may schedule a booking via https://eservice.ssm.gov.mo/allpeoplernatestbook. Relevant test results cannot be used for border-crossing purposes. There are self-paid stations (prior booking is required) in place to provide paper NAT report; their test results will be uploaded to the Macao Health Code and can be used of border-crossing purposes, and will be counted in the NAT drive for key groups and people leaving home for work. Booking link: https://eservice.ssm.gov.mo/rnatestbook/V21/ or https://app.ssm.gov.mo/kkhtbook.

1. NAT requirement is not a condition for going to work

The NAT is not considered as a prerequisite for going to work, and employers are encouraged to exercise discretion and allow employees/staff to go for testing during working hours which helps to divert flow of people. Meanwhile, the employers or working units should collect information and confirm that their employees/staff have been sampled within 24 hours (for key groups) or 48 hours (for people leaving home for work).

1. Take a rapid antigen self-test before heading to NAT station

Before going to the NAT stations to get tested, the public must first perform a rapid antigen test (RAT) by themselves. If tested negative, go to the NAT station for sampling as scheduled. Upon entry into the NAT station, present a health code containing a RAT negative result or a photo showing a RAT negative result; otherwise, such entry would be denied.

If the RAT result is positive, regardless of whether you have fever, respiratory symptoms or other discomfort, you should call an ambulance (Tel: 119, 120 or 2857 2222) and reporting the result through Macao Health Code. The declarant and the co-living individuals must stay home and wait patiently for being transferred to the quarantine site by the designated ambulance. Relevant nucleic acid testing will be arranged for all of them by the authorities.

While waiting for transferal, the concerned residents are reminded to pay attention to the followings:

1. Wear a mask properly, stay home and wait for transferal to quarantine station.
2. Do not go out, and avoid taking public transport;
3. While home, stay in an isolated room if possible. Avoid contact with people living together;
4. Do not undergo testing at NAT station.

1. All people in Macao are required to self-administer one rapid antigen test tomorrow

All members of the public are required to take a rapid antigen self-test and have it declared tomorrow (1 August); otherwise, the health code will be changed to a yellow code at 00:00 on the subsequent day; a supplement must be completed and declared on that day in order to restore a green code. If RAT is not carried out for two consecutive days, the health code will be turned into a red code, a nucleic acid test with negative result will be required to restore a green health code.

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List of NAT sampling stations for key groups and people leaving home for work:

1. 51 General Stations will open from 08:00 to 22:00 on 1 August, and all are equipped with a caring channel; amongst, NAT stations at Sands Casino, Grand Lisboa Hotel, MGM Macau, Wynn Macau, StarWorld Hotel, Macau International Airport, Venetian – Grand Canal Shoppes, Wynn Palace, MGM Cotai, Studio City Macau, and Broadway Hotel will open from 10:00 to 13:00, and from 14:00 to 20:00; in addition, NAT stations at Iao Hon Market Park, Iao Hon Market Park (special lane for red code holders), Lilau Square, Luís de Camões Park, Flora Garden, Leisure Area in Baía Norte do Fai Chi Kei, Leisure Area in Bairro Social de Tamagnini Barbosa, Triangular da Areia Preta Garden, and Leisure Area in Rua da Pérola Oriental will open from 07:00 to 11:00, and from 16:00 to 22:00;
2. 3 Caring Stations will open from 08:00 to 22:00 on 1 August (certain quota in caring stations will be reserved for the general population who are required to undergo NAT);
3. 2 Mobile NAT Buses will open from 08:00 to 22:00 on 1 August.