No concrete decision as yet; SSM also considering whether to lower age limit for Sinopharm jabs to six months.
Lei Wai Seng
In light of ultra hot weather and fewer cases, Health Bureau mulls whether facemasks, while highly effective at preventing contagion, will still be necessary.
Out of 1,675 confirmed cases, only 5.7% have been domestic helpers; rigorous new anti-virus measures for next week to be announced tomorrow.
Health workers concentrate on breaking virus transmission chains after quitting search for Patient Zero; fifth death is 86-year-old suffering kidney problems and dementia.
Fifth mass test finished, with some positive signs; more hotel rooms assume quarantine role; no citywide lockdown planned.
Temporary medical facilities would be built in and around the Macao East Asian Games Dome in event of major Covid-19 outbreak.
