Source of latest Covid-19 case, 58-year-old seafood deliveryman, still unclear; Macao facing three days of RATs as Typhoon Nalgae bears down on city.
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Carnival axed due to concerns over spread of pandemic; Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion, Mong-Ha Sports Centre and Olympic Sports Centre Stadium also closed.
All mass-testing NAT results negative so far; health workers trying to find source of latest case as typhoon nears; risk to Grand Prix and Food Fest ‘under control’, says health chief.
Sixty NAT testing stations operating flat-out to test everyone in city by 11 am tomorrow. Caseload now at 11. Health chief says ‘don’t worry too much’.
Two more Covid-19 cases spark compulsory emergency NATs from 7 am tomorrow, even though Signal No 3 is expected as Typhoon Nalgae approaches.
Measures also apply to those in Zhuhai since 29 October; Macao commuters must travel directly from self-health monitoring location to border crossing point.
Woman, 34, lives in same block as 43-year-old diagnosed earlier yesterday, who crossed paths with other carriers in Zhuhai last week.
Book fair, concert and wine tasting among axed events; Cultural Affairs Bureau promises to make alternative arrangements as soon as possible.
Authorities say visits cannot be allowed during Covid-19 outbreak; strict regulations imposed for lawyers visiting inmates in prison.