Nearly 23,000 individuals under follow up; all new cases detected in Red Code Zones and medical observation hotels.
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Philippine passport holders and property management workers no longer need to undergo daily NAT starting tomorrow; all people leaving home for work during ‘consolidation period’ must take NAT every two days.
Mandatory daily NAT for Filipinos and property management workers end today; all new cases found in Red Code Zones and observation hotels.
During next week’s consolidation period, limited operations will be available to the public between 25-29 July.
Construction workers added to key groups which will need to take daily mandatory NAT; Macao enters its first day of ‘consolidation period’ with 469 warnings issued and one accused.
Four new cases found under management and control and only one in community; over 22,700 people under follow up.
Accusations of racism denied by government after Philippine passport holders singled out for extra NATs; beach-goer fined MOP 3,000 and given four-month suspended sentence.
Prominent Macanese lawyer says authorities should have made reasons for extra NATs clearer; Macao citizens born in the Philippines also asked to test daily.
More than 22,500 individuals currently under follow up; all new cases were found in Red Code Zones and medical observation hotels.