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.
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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.
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.
Those who fail to self-test today and upload their results onto the Health Bureau’s reporting platform will risk their Macao Health Codes turning yellow at midnight.
Health workers race against time to trace sources of Covid-19 outbreak as third mass-testing ends; despite lack of specific laws, residents warned to stay home and wear masks when outdoors.
New measures include additional three days of isolation and health monitoring at home.
Among new cases, 33 found in community while 24 detected in city’s current red or yellow code zones; 8,996 people are currently under follow up.