Unidentified official said people can go to public venues upon showing negative Covid-19 test result ‘no older than 72 hours’; capital city to continue promoting vaccination on a ‘voluntary, informed and consented’ basis.
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Only the vaccinated will be allowed to enter many public places, while other places may give priority to those who have been vaccinated.
Currently more than 17,300 individuals under follow up; 31 batches of pooled samples from fifth mass NAT have tested positive.
Given large number of Covid-19 cases in the community and poor handling of outbreak at Shoppes at Four Seasons, city needs to act decisively and fast.
Buses may not travel more than 60% full; drivers must call for back-up if they have to turn passengers away.
Fifth mass test finished, with some positive signs; more hotel rooms assume quarantine role; no citywide lockdown planned.
Forty-one of 128 new cases found in red zones and medical observation hotels, 36 in close contacts, 38 in mass testing and among key groups while 13 detected in community; over 15,000 people under follow up.
Over 490,000 people have been sampled up until this morning; mass testing to end today at 6 pm.
Residents urged to book test as soon as possible; anyone untested by 6 pm this evening will automatically be assigned yellow health code.