As temperatures plummeted over the weekend, senior citizen service centres and health clinics noted increases in calls for help.
Leong Iek Hou
The ending of the mask mandate has seen a steep rise in local flu cases, with 60 percent more people than usual turning up at hospitals seeking treatment.
Another mass-testing unlikely; health chief says tracing most recent cases’ contacts is top priority.
Unvaccinated travellers must show NAT results; people in Macao no longer required to take RATs from tomorrow if no further Covid-19 developments.
Staff working flat-out at 70 NAT stations throughout city; today’s testing ends at midnight; wearing KN95 mask strongly advised.
Health officials say no transmission risk for community; Fai Chi Kei to return to normal if no more cases by month’s end.
NAT result validity halved to 24 hours for unvaccinated local residents and NRWs; new Covid-19 patient is son of first case, frequent cross-border traveller.
Special BioNTech mRNA vaccine for very young kids due to arrive in Macao next month or in November; amount of doses unknown.
Health officials pondering jabs for kids once they reach six months, while urging universal vaccination and staying home over the holidays.
