Outpatient consultations, emergency admissions and surgical operations all rose in 2021 as medical services struggled to contain Covid-19 pandemic.
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New vaccine has been specially developed for youngsters; jabs available at Conde de São Januário Hospital, Ocean Gardens, Ilha Verde and Macao Forum.
All five patients being treated in isolation. Four new cases in Zhuhai discovered in the past week, seven close contacts detected in Macao.
Vaccine, which has been specifically devised for children aged 5-11, will give parents another inoculation option, health chief says.
Health chief urges anyone who should have third inoculation to do so as it swiftly raises Covid-19 antibody levels.
Almost all adults between 20 and 49 have had at least one shot; lowest rates are among under-11s and over-80s.
City registers five more Covid-19 positive patients, as Hong Kong’s cases hit record 26,000 with 83 deaths. Macao pushes jabs for kids.
Delivery date not confirmed, says health chief; bureau considering possible diluted vaccine for 3 to 11-year-olds.
Health official says home quarantine possible for mild cases, Pfizer pills for treating patients with coronavirus will be available by April.
