Rainy weather on the horizon; winds will intensify with occasional heavy showers and thunderstorms tomorrow.
Day: June 29, 2022
Close contacts of infected staff at Conde S. Januário Hospital all proved negative after follow-up testing; no patients affected.
Police, fire and health workers also hit by virus; Alvis Lo commends RATs, urges residents to stay at home as Omicron variant runs wild; 2,000 beds at Sheraton made available for asymptomatic patients.
A total of 9,476 people are under follow up as Macao’s entire population asked to do more rapid antigen tests today and tomorrow.
Upon returning, all Macao government delegation members will undergo NATs on days 1, 2, 4 and 7 counting from the time of re-entry into the city.
Submission period for short video competition extended; no word yet whether hush! (one of summer cultural calendar’s highlights) will be rescheduled.
Staff stay at place of work 24/7, no visitors permitted and only non-contact deliveries allowed in bid to protect most vulnerable from Covid-19.
As well as negative 48-hour NATs, workers must undertake RAT before starting work; casino patrons also required to show NAT result.
Scheme is ‘cash cow’ for Portugal, netting 53.8 million euros in May, when 17 Golden Visas were granted to citizens from mainland China.
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