Two more elderly patients died and Hong Kong could see around 65 new Covid-19 cases today.
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Macao’s COVID-19 testing capability has been further raised from 16,000 to 23,000 people per day, equivalent to some 3.4% of the city’s population.
Hong Kong’s third wave of COVID-19 continued to show signs of slowing down as the city marked a week of recording only double-digit daily increases to its infected tally
Hong Kong’s Covid-19 tally surpassed 4,000 on Saturday, as 69 new cases were recorded.
From 6 am today, all those arriving in Macao from Hong Kong must present a nucleic acid test (NAT) certificate confirming that they have tested negative for Covid-19 within the past 24 hours, otherwise they will be refused entry.
Macao has tightened restrictions on people travelling from Hong Kong, saying people arriving in the city will now have to produce certificates issued within 24 hours to show that they are not infected with coronavirus
Hong Kong is facing 90 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, according to medical sources.
Hong Kong could expect another 85 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, a medical source said, although growing clusters at two wet markets mean fears of a wider outbreak remain.
Researchers from the University of Macau and institutions in Central China’s Hubei province have worked together to develop an intelligent system to distinguish pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) from other common pneumonia, said the university Tuesday.