The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement on Tuesday that it recorded 36 suicide cases in the first half the year, coinciding with the Covid-19 crisis, up by six cases year-on-year.
Health Bureau
The novel coronavirus (Covid-19) broke out and a war without fire between humanity and a deadly infectious virus erupted, putting health workers around the world at the forefront of the battle to protect citizens.
The Health Bureau started to carry out one-off nucleic acid tests (NATs) for casino frontline workers – including dealers, cage workers and security guards – last Thursday.
The government will arrange for the “first batch” of casino frontline workers to be tested for Covid-19 as early as today.
While the local government believes that the current fee of MOP 180 for its nucleic acid testing (NAT) scheme is “reasonable”, it aimed to further lower the fee, which was “Macao residents’ wish”.
Some of the city’s daycare centres for senior citizens and rehabilitation centres for different groups of users will reopen in phases from next Monday.
Opening hours of the Taipa Ferry Terminal nucleic acid testing (NAT) station in Pac On will be reduced to between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily from today, from the previous opening hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion said today that the risk of COVID-19 infection in Macau now was “very low”.
Hospital visitations are once again allowed at the public Conde S. Januário Hospital Centre but for the time being only in the evening and under certain restrictions, the Health Bureau (SSM) has announced.