78 people infected from 28 November through Tuesday; Edifício Son Lim Garden brings Yellow Code Zones total to 18.
Covid-19 cases
Patient is a 21-year-old female non-resident worker who travels regularly between Macao and Zhuhai; she tested negative on 4, 6 and 7 August, finally testing positive yesterday.
Among 68 new cases, 47 found in community and 21 in individuals under management and control; nearly 12,000 people under follow up.
As case numbers continue to shoot up – 607 yesterday – health chiefs stress importance of repeated testing and avoiding social contact as much as possible.
Chronically ill 94-year-old woman and two staff from her Ha Van nursing home all infected in the past week.
Among new cases, 33 found in community while 24 detected in city’s current red or yellow code zones; 8,996 people are currently under follow up.
Casino PR officer insists that no high-ranking officials attended, and there were no more than 33 tables; pleads difficulties in compiling full guest list for authorities.
No need to panic, but keep contacts to minimum as situation likely to worsen in coming days; The Parisian Macao pressed into service as quarantine hotel.
Macao has recorded 149 Covid-19 cases since early Sunday; 251,650 samples from second mass testing come out negative while 20 batches of pooled samples test preliminary positive.
