Due to Covid-19, mothers and newborns may not stay in same ward; women who intend to breastfeed must register their intention upon hospital admission.
Kiang Wu Hospital
Hospital’s ER treating 600 patients per day; Covid-19 cases urged to first take medicines provided by government and only resort to hospital if condition does not improve.
Health workers struggle to carry out their jobs in face of pandemic; up to 40% of staff at Kiang Wu Hospital and about a quarter of all public health service employees affected.
One case, a Nova Taipa Garden security office staff, detected in Zhuhai while rest of cases related to Cabbie Cluster.
‘Cabbie Cluster’ spreads to woman who worked part-time at restaurant and Tong Nam Kindergarten, whose staff and pupils are now quarantined.
First test must be done today or tomorrow, second on 1 December, and third on 3 December; only infants and toddlers aged under three are exempt.
Cases include 14-year-old Pui Ching student who visited the Macao Food Festival while two restaurants – frequented by taxi driver – in Macao peninsula sealed off; all taxi drivers must now take a RAT.
Fifty-seven-year-old male taken to Kiang Wu Hospital for emergency treatment; Health Bureau urges people to use high quality gas appliances and install alarms.
Macao’s vaccination rate nudging 90%; under-used facility closing to make better use of Health Bureau human resources.
