Ten tonnes of frozen meat seized after brief chase; two 40-year-old smugglers from mainland transferred to Public Prosecutions Office.
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Around 60 stranded students report unable to make booking; security guards unwilling to work in quarantine hotels.
Most infections Omicron variant; three-year-old girl and trio of over-80s in critical condition; authorities stream hospital admission process.
Government urged to provide rapid antigen test kits to the population for self-testing every other day in the coming two months.
Around 100 daily arrivals threaten to overwhelm current available accommodation, but new hotels must meet Health Bureau standards.
NATs now compulsory at land borders and ferry terminals for arrivals who have been to Beijing, Shenzhen, Tianjin and some other places in the past 21 days.
Fifty-five-year-old, who was triple-jabbed, remains under observation in SSM centre in Coloane.
Health officials advise bosses to check staff’s travel history and monitor their physical wellbeing; recent travellers to the mainland should get follow-up test.
Leong Iek Hou points to benefits of ‘mix and match’ vaccination, warns of ongoing threat posed by pandemic.