Much of Macao will slow to a halt over the next two days as health workers get to grips with the latest Covid-19 onslaught.
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Gyms, beauty salons, bars, karaoke parlours and other entertainment venues will close from 6 October until further notice; casinos to remain open.
Originally scheduled for 9 October, participants will be notified separately by the DICJ.
Immediate NAT test carried out on the spot for those within the newly added Red Code Zone near Areia Preta.
Among those already sampled, more than 70,000 have already tested negative.
Workers exempted from work must stay at home and avoid going out for non-emergency or necessary circumstances.
Patient is 42-year-old Vietnamese woman who worked alongside the most recently reported cases.
Health chief appeals to residents to join third mass NAT drive early as Red and Yellow zones labour under lockdown imposed after the discovery of 72nd, 73rd and 74th cases.
The 52-year-old mainland Chinese man and 40-year-old Vietnamese man work in the same place and both had previously tested negative for Covid-19.