Contact tracing function to become operational at thousands of leisure spots across the city; public urged to download the app.
Health Bureau
Restaurants, eateries and various entertainment venues first to be targeted as government increases app’s reach across the city.
Traditional parade and fireworks display intended to attract mainlanders across the border; push to expand contact tracing app in eateries.
As with similar cases in recent days, 21-year-old patient is classified as asymptomatic and imported, so is not added to city’s novel coronavirus tally.
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.
As head of new Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration Bureau, Choi Peng Cheong will spearhead the city’s drive to regulate and grow the industry.
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The centre identified the patient as a 62-year-old local resident who arrived in Macao on Monday from Los Angeles, US via Singapore.