Daily rapid antigen test still required for workers; it is unclear if guests are also included in the decision.
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City’s Grand Touring and World Touring Car Cup events have also been cancelled this year.
More than 10,000 people under follow up as of 8 am today, including 1,614 close contacts and 6,436 people with overlapping itineraries.
Health officials urge friends and family members to help senior citizens, and warn of possibility of ‘false positive’ results.
Chronically ill 94-year-old woman and two staff from her Ha Van nursing home all infected in the past week.
Close contacts of infected staff at Conde S. Januário Hospital all proved negative after follow-up testing; no patients affected.
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.
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.