Cases range in age from six to 79; Starting today, Macao Health Code only mandatory at government services, social services and non-tertiary institutions.
City
NAT not required for events with up to 300 people; from Monday, teachers and students must take weekly RAT and classes will be suspended for 5 days if positive case confirmed.
City has recorded 146 Covid-19 infections since 28 November; local tally stands at nearly 3,000 positive cases.
Many key groups of workers now can choose to do RAT instead of NAT; city no longer has Yellow Code Zones.
Individuals must also present 24-hour RAT or NAT results and wear KN95 masks at all times while on premises.
City to open step by step; close contacts allowed to home quarantine; ‘5+3’ travellers will no longer have to check into red code hotels after five days’ hotel quarantine; government expects up to 80% of population to get Covid-19.
Home quarantine for infected cases OK’d, QR code entry for public places scrapped, lockdowns limited, domestic travel eased. Elderly strongly advised to get jabbed.
78 people infected from 28 November through Tuesday; Edifício Son Lim Garden brings Yellow Code Zones total to 18.
Parents, son and accomplice set up 600 shell companies and filed claims for Covid-19 financial support; now facing organised crime and fraud charges.