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Excessive amounts of four types of anti-epidemic medicines and supplies will be restricted from transporting outside Macao starting tomorrow


The Chief Executive today (Jan 7) issued an Executive Order restricting the transport of excessive quantities of four types of anti-epidemic medicines and supplies outside Macao for personal use or as consumer goods, beginning tomorrow (Jan 8).

In accordance with Executive Order No. 3/2023, the Chief Executive has restricted the transport of anti-epidemic medicines and supplies outside Macao to a quantity of not more than 5 boxes or bottles of analgesics and antipyretics medicines, 5 boxes or bottles of cold and flu medicines, 5 boxes or bottles of antitussives and expectorants, and 5 boxes of COVID Rapid Antigen Test.

Macao's transition period for COVID-19 epidemic control will end tomorrow (Jan 8). While the shortages of anti-epidemic medicines and supplies in Macao has been substantially relieved, appropriate measures are still required to guarantee adequate medicines and supplies for local demand. As a further measure to guarantee local residents to the access of essential anti-epidemic medicines and to prevent an excessive amount of anti-epidemic medicines and supplies from transporting outside Macao, the Chief Executive issued the above Order.

Individuals who are able to provide a valid prescription are unaffected.

Considering local residents living abroad or visiting Macao for routine follow-up treatments may require long-term medicines such as painkillers, cough medicines, etc., individuals who can provide a doctor's prescription will not be affected by the restriction. These individuals are therefore advised to have a valid prescription ready for verification when they are transporting excessive amounts of anti-epidemic medicines and supplies outside Macao.

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