The novel coronavirus (Covid-19) broke out and a war without fire between humanity and a deadly infectious virus erupted, putting health workers around the world at the forefront of the battle to protect citizens.
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Hong Kong confirms today another 69 coronavirus cases on Thursday and two fatalities.
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) Chairman Lui Che Woo said today that “the Macao government continues to perform admirably throughout the [Covid-19] pandemic”.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said on Wednesday that Macao has been doing great at its Covid-19 prevention work, yet the “last kilometre” of the city’s Covid-19 battle has just started.
From today, all Macao residents can also choose to undergo their nucleic acid tests (NAT) at the Macau Forum testing station in Zape under the government’s NAT scheme, in addition to undergoing the tests at the programme’s main testing station in the Taipa Ferry Terminal in Pac On.
Macao will only allow non-resident foreigners to enter when they come from territories without cases of Covid-19 for more than 130 consecutive days, Macao SAR Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said today.
Hong Kong has reported a significant drop in the number of new Covid-19 infections, with just 33 new confirmed cases recorded on Tuesday.
Two more elderly patients died and Hong Kong could see around 65 new Covid-19 cases today.
All the fish vendors in the city’s wet markets have undergone a one-off nucleic acid test, involving 818 people in total, and none of them tested positive for the novel coronavirus.