The man already had a number of risk factors that could have caused the disease.
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However visas will only be granted to those who have been inoculated with Chinese-made vaccines.
The senior citizen is Macao’s first case of an adverse reaction following vaccination, which officials have been quick to play down.
Despite the city’s success in battling the epidemic, the danger of new cases still lurks, so businesses and residents must double down on precautions.
Vaccination drive widens its net, as health officials make haste to point out nobody in Macao has suffered any serious effects after being inoculated.
Statement follows the sudden death of a 63-year-old in Hong Kong shortly after his inoculation as Macao’s programme rolls along.
From midnight tonight onwards, a negative Covid-19 test result will no longer be needed to enter Macao’s casinos.
Test quota upped to 27,000 daily, and will now cost MOP 90; staff at public bodies are urged to get their Covid-19 jabs altogether, casino workers are next in line.
Inoculation campaign starts in earnest this week as German vaccine joins the fight; residents urged to discard “wait-and-see” attitude and make an appointment soon.