The Correctional Services Bureau (DSC) announced in a statement yesterday that all visitations to the prison and juvenile detention centre in Coloane will be resumed today, adding that outdoor activities for prisoners and juvenile detainees will also be resumed.
The visitations were suspended on July 4 in response to the recent COVID-19 outbreak.
The statement noted that visitors, such as lawyers entering the prison and juvenile detention centre must hold a valid negative nucleic acid test (NAT) result within 48 hours and a negative rapid antigen test (RAT) result for the day, wear a facemask in accordance with the government’s standards, undergo a temperature check, show their Macau Health Code, and scan the venue QR code at the site.
Enquiries can be made by calling 1888 1211 during office hours or by emailing info@dsc.gov.mo.
Subsidised creches & elderly care homes resume normal operations
The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) announced in a statement yesterday that its subsidised creches and care homes for senior citizens will resume normal operations today.
The statement noted that the service quotas for childcare centres will be resumed to their original operating capacity, while the closed-loop management for the city’s 36 elderly care homes will be removed and reopened for visitations starting today.
The statement underlined that if the senior citizen in the home has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, their visiting relatives and friends must show a valid negative NAT result within 48 hours. On the contrary, if the elderly relative has already been vaccinated, his or her visitors can present either a valid negative NAT result for seven days or a completed COVID-19 vaccination record of at least two doses, the statement added.
This undated file photo taken from Caritas Macau’s website yesterday shows Asilo de Betânia care home for senior citizens, subsidised by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS).
