Macau is a city that relies heavily on the tourism industry, and it is rich in tourism resources. However, due to the continuous impact of the epidemic around the Spring Festival in 22, flights and maritime transportation routes in various countries were temporarily closed, and the number of tourists decreased sharply. Macau's tourism industry suffered a cold winter. Here is a detailed introduction.

At present, the local residents of Macao begin to visit the local scenic spots one after another, which is slightly higher than that during the Spring Festival.

We crossed the Dasanba Lane and came to Dasanba, one of the most popular scenic spots in Macau. Many shops on both sides of the street have resumed business, but the shops that kept shouting in the past and the tourists who talked with the boss all disappeared, and the chat of passers-by in the distance was also very clear. In front of one of the snack bars, we met two tourists from the mainland.

They obtained the visa before the visa for free travel in Hong Kong and Macao was suspended, and wanted to come and visit while there were few people. According to the epidemic prevention policy, they were quarantined for 6-8 hours when they entered Macao. They admitted that they were suffering from waiting for observation, but they were helpless. (Update: According to the latest regulations of the Macao SAR Government, all mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan Province residents who have been abroad within 14 days before entry are prohibited from entering Macao from : on March 25th. )

Meet tourists from the mainland

At the entrance of this snack bar, the enthusiastic shopkeeper uncle told us that the epidemic has really hit the merchants hard. At present, there are only about 1% of the guests on weekdays, but he is already satisfied. Although it is very difficult, he is still full of laughter and optimistic.

optimistic snack shop owner Uncle

The most shops in the whole Sanba Lane are hand-written shops. On weekdays, various brands compete with each other, and the clerk who attracts guests keeps introducing their own products. Shortcakes and dried meat that are tried for free can be seen everywhere. But now, even the most popular "huge handwritten letter" is very bleak. On the day of our visit, only one of several "great records" in a street was opened, and few customers patronized the store. The store manager said that their customers are 9% less, most of them are Hong Kong tourists and local residents, and there are almost no mainland tourists.

the manager of the hand-written store said that there were 9% fewer guests.

When we arrived at the St. Paul's archway, the scene in front of us made young people feel strange.

Although there were many tourists on this day, compared with the sea of people in the past, many adults said it was like returning to Macau in the last century. For those of us who "" said later, if we didn't see it with our own eyes, we might not believe this scene.

On March 16th, the staff at the scene of the landmark bus

in Macau said that the number of tourists here had decreased by 9% during the epidemic. Now the main tourists are local residents, especially many young people who come here to punch in and record this rare bus.

We were here in early February, when there were really only a handful of tourists. At that time, the epidemic was severe, and the empty picture reminded people of the nervous feeling at that time.

In early February, the limited opening of the public * * * venues of the Third Bus provided sufficient protective materials.

After the outbreak of the epidemic, all government facilities in Australia were suspended. On February 17th, some government departments in Macao resumed providing basic services and launched online health declaration forms. Before entering the government facilities, the temperature should be measured and the number of the declaration form should be shown, and the staff should register together with the temperature.

You should register and take your temperature before entering the central library

On weekdays, my friends and I like to go to the central library in Stone Square for self-study. Now, during the epidemic, it is only used by 5 people at a time.

In the health center next to the library, there are many people queuing to buy masks. The "mask protection plan" is a very good one in the epidemic prevention and control measures. The Macao SAR government ordered a large number of masks long before the Spring Festival, and now it is the seventh round of supply.

when I returned to Australia from other places in early February, I was worried that there were not many masks at home, and many pharmacies had sold out. After learning about this plan, I immediately went to buy some back. Not only were there many outlets, but even the number of masks left at each point of sale could be seen. The price was unified at eight yuan and ten pieces were sold, which was convenient and affordable.

citizens lined up at the entrance of the health center to buy masks

We also passed a shop selling disinfection and protection products. From the outside, you can clearly see the products and prices, masks, disinfectant, antibacterial hand gel and other protective equipment are complete, and the price is also very close to the people.

The price of protective articles for daily necessities is close to the people

Diners reduce their trips, and the business of old shops in the neighborhood drops sharply

Cooked food stalls are a culture in Macao's vegetable market, and many vegetable markets in Australia have such an area specializing in cooked food. Many shops have been open for many years, and the grocery store in this camp market is the one I have frequented since I was a child. Because the storefront is small, some intelligent services such as online ordering and take-away are not introduced.

under the epidemic, business has also been bleak. Because it is mainly engaged in neighborhood business, the usual tourists are mainly locals and Hong Kong people. Now some people living in other districts rarely come here, so the number of customers has also decreased. She admits that she is "almost". Without the popularity of the past, we are not as excited as we used to be, but we hope that the store can provide take-away food as soon as possible and maybe have more sales.

The owner of the snack bar admits that the business is "almost"

The business of the large-scale store is bleak, and the clerk bluntly says "quite miserable"

Will the large-scale store be better? Curious, we went to a four-story commodity shopping mall, which mainly sells all kinds of beauty products, skin care products and daily necessities. Because of its rich supply and preferential prices, it always attracts many tourists on weekdays, and the crowds in the peak season can even crowd here, even waiting in line to pay the bill for more than half an hour.

However, we were stunned by the scene, almost only the shop assistants, and even some big-name products were ignored. The clerk told us that today's turnover is only 3% to 4% of the usual turnover, mainly because some foreigners with golden hair and expatriates from Southeast Asia often visit, or some people who come shopping after work.

There are almost no customers in the mall.

The clerk told us that if there are new cases, many people will be afraid at once, and the passenger flow in the mall will become very small, and after a period of time, the passenger flow will pick up slightly. When leaving, the clerk bluntly said, "It's really miserable".

Shop assistants can't help but sigh "It's really miserable"

Walking in the street, people can see the tips of "Appeal of the SAR Government" posted everywhere, and there are translation broadcasts in Mandarin, Cantonese, English and Portuguese in turn on the street. Prevention and control measures are really everywhere.

Street prevention tips and broadcasts

The most familiar and anticipated place

When I come to Lulianruo Park, which I am most familiar with, I also need to have my temperature measured and show my declaration form. There are also staff at the scene who specially record the number of people entering at different time periods of the day. It can be seen that many citizens still come here to play all morning. According to our observation, it is mainly family and the elderly.

The staff at the entrance of the park counted the number of people entering the park by traditional methods.

Behind the park is my school. Looking at the school building from here, I miss it a little.

Lu Lianruo Park

It has been two months since the announcement of the postponement of school. Originally, the date of resumption of classes has been set, but it has been postponed again due to the recent increase in new cases. As a senior two student, I am both anxious and helpless. The day of entering the graduating class is close at hand, and studying at home is far from as efficient as in school. How to make up for the lost courses is still a big question mark. At the same time, many of the original rich club activities have been cancelled, and I can't help but get depressed.

Many students around us are also sad about the cancelled competitions and public exams, especially the senior and senior sisters of Grade Three who suffered heavy losses. The original entrance schedule was disrupted and some graduation activities could not be held. By comparison, we are lucky. At this moment, we can only hope that the epidemic will pass quickly and everyone can return to normal life as soon as possible. We really want to start school.