Situation of NRWs under review; measures taken to reduce waiting times at airport but international arrivals can still expect to have to hang about for several hours.
Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Division
Virus incubation period is one week: lessening quarantine time would expose city to greater risk, says health official.
Measure starts at midnight, in place for one month, with only a few exemptions; authorities working to reduce waiting time for airport arrivals.
People who work away from home, and high-risk cleaners, food deliverers and bus and taxi drivers, excused of regular testing as Covid-19 threat subsides.
Jardim da Areia Preta, and area from Estrada Marginal do Hipódromo to Avenida de Venceslau de Morais targeted; no let-up for testing in near future, health official says.
Construction workers added to key groups which will need to take daily mandatory NAT; Macao enters its first day of ‘consolidation period’ with 469 warnings issued and one accused.
Health workers concentrate on breaking virus transmission chains after quitting search for Patient Zero; fifth death is 86-year-old suffering kidney problems and dementia.
New function still under testing but will be rolled out as soon as possible, health chief says.
Health workers race against time to trace sources of Covid-19 outbreak as third mass-testing ends; despite lack of specific laws, residents warned to stay home and wear masks when outdoors.
