Depending on brand, kits can cost from MOP 8 to 39; city’s stock of KN95 masks monitored daily on Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau website.
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Health workers intensify efforts to trace source of BA.5.1 Omicron variant as confirmed cases reach 941 – and likely to increase; Grand Lisboa Hotel locked down after 13 cases found.
All other staff including outsourced cleaning, security and decoration workers must now undergo four NATs and make sure their phones remain on and available to be contacted for further arrangements.
Cases found in community still much higher than those found under management and control; fourth round of citywide testing to conclude at 6 pm today.
Citywide test due to finish at 6 pm this evening; residents reminded to self-test before heading out.
Subsistence teams deluged with deliveries of cigarettes, alcohol, flowers, sushi, bubble tea and other non-urgent items.
Residents in red and yellow zones face strict testing regulations and restricted movement; elderly and anyone in difficulty urged to call helpline.
Patients’ itineraries too widespread to report in future, says health chief; quarantine period could be shortened; fourth vaccine dose on the horizon.
Head of Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture calls on Macao to follow proper risk control protocols in line with international standards.