From now on Red Code zones will be declared for two Covid-19 families or units; Yellow Code will be declared for a single family; rather than individual cases.
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Chief Executive shuts down most government offices, including Legal Affairs Bureau, to stem rapid spread of Covid-19.
No need to panic, but keep contacts to minimum as situation likely to worsen in coming days; The Parisian Macao pressed into service as quarantine hotel.
Five testing stations open from 12 pm to 9 pm today for all those who have been in Lou Lim Ioc Park, Luís de Camões Park and more.
Case involves 21 defendants including businessmen William Kuan Vai Lam, Sio Tak Hong, Ng Lap Seng and Miguel Wu Ka I, all four are now in custody; Carion reportedly lives overseas.
Residents must self-test once today and again on Sunday; positive cases must call ambulance; anybody sharing same home must stay put for NAT.
Second round of citywide Covid-19 testing to continue until midnight; anyone failing to get tested will be assigned with a yellow health code and taken by police to undergo the test.
Macao has recorded 149 Covid-19 cases since early Sunday; 251,650 samples from second mass testing come out negative while 20 batches of pooled samples test preliminary positive.
Covid-19 deletes major event from city’s exhibition calendar; no alternative date proposed as yet.
Municipal Affairs Bureau teams up with contractors to clean housing blocks and surrounding areas; aquatic products from India given clean bill of health.
Cash injection comes at crucial stage for Macao’s oldest gaming operator in the run-up to bidding for new concessions.
Following clashes with police in May that left two workers dead, contractor agrees to improve working conditions.