Current measure was put in place at midnight on 19 December and was due to last until midnight 31 December.
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75-year-old victim had been vaccinated twice; 88 new Covid-19 cases admitted to isolation and treatment facilities on Wednesday.
Travellers from China face tighter restrictions as pandemic surges; South Korea, India and Italy also wary in wake of zero-Covid policy’s cancellation.
Neighbouring city cancels many Covid-19 measures, including vaccine pass and social distancing measures; mask mandate remains.
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.
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.