Easter weekend drive at Macao Forum sees 4,700 over-threes get jabbed; eight more patients undergoing treatment in isolation.
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Health Bureau will continue to station mobile vaccination station around city, reaching out to elderly, bedridden and those with impaired mobility.
Temporary medical facilities would be built in and around the Macao East Asian Games Dome in event of major Covid-19 outbreak.
Danger of community transmission means that NAT validity for arrivals from Guangdong will remain at 24 hours.
Operating all day until 5:30 pm, the vaccination station is specifically aimed at the elderly and infirm living nearby; volunteers on hand to assist with transport.
Health chief also concerned about availability of quarantine hotel rooms and what to do if many new arrivals test positive for Covid-19.
While more expensive than mainland China, Macao’s fee is significantly lower than MOP 240 charged in Hong Kong.
Macao needs to assess the Covid-19 situation in mainland China as a whole, not just in Zhuhai, before any changes can be made, says health chief.
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