Both victims in their 90s, neither had been jabbed; 86 new patients recorded on Tuesday; Macao Forum and Mong Ha Sports Centre vaccination stations to close.
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Team points to lessons learned in Singapore; warns that Covid-19 may continue to affect people’s lives although impact expected to gradually weaken.
Number of people testing positive expected to remain high for now; low possibility of retesting positive within 3-6 months.
Emergency cases quadruple to 1,200; retired nurses and intern doctors mobilised while ambulances ferry patients round the clock.
Deceased, aged from 79 to 103, all suffered from underlying health problems; government cancels mandatory NATs for frontline workers.
Residents urged to use electronic means whenever possible, or make appointment in advance if physical visit essential.
Mainland China’s Covid-19 expert Liang Wannian says lowering disease category does not mean leaving the virus to run rampant and is aimed at controlling outbreaks more precisely and scientifically.
Health workers struggle to carry out their jobs in face of pandemic; up to 40% of staff at Kiang Wu Hospital and about a quarter of all public health service employees affected.
Health officials say more than 23,000 Covid-19 patients attended to at city’s 15 clinics since 12 December.