In light of ultra hot weather and fewer cases, Health Bureau mulls whether facemasks, while highly effective at preventing contagion, will still be necessary.
Covid-19 Omicron variant
Macao braces for 11th round of mass-testing; health chief aiming for zero cases; online video of unmasked smoking cops provokes sharp criticism.
Officials push for determined effort to thwart Covid-19 outbreak; seven key groups must do daily NAT.
Officials mulling fourth citywide NAT as cases reach 638; residents warned once again to stay home, avoid gathering, wear a mask outdoors.
Government urged to provide rapid antigen test kits to the population for self-testing every other day in the coming two months.
Macao reaches 75% vaccination rate, but health chief points to dangers of Omicron variant, urges everyone to get jabbed.
Authorities point to rapid spread of Omicron variant as additional reason to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
All new imported cases, including one Omicron variant, classified as asymptomatic and imported, so have not raised city’s novel coronavirus tally from 79.
Travellers from US, Brazil, Russia, Turkey and many parts of Asia and Africa targeted; Macao’s 79th imported coronavirus case infected with Omicron variant.
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