The move comes as health authorities hope to contain a wave of Covid-19 infections that has seen at least 104 people hospitalised this month.
Macao Covid-19 cases
Education director optimistic that despite infections teachers and pupils will be ready to start class next week.
Elderly male victims had not been vaccinated and suffered from underlying health issues; 110 new cases being treated in isolation.
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.
Victims mainly elderly with underlying health problems; city bracing for future cases and schools reopening next week.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao says one quarter of local hospital workers have also tested positive and city’s contagion will peak this or next week.
Only 6% of city’s 6,600 medical facilities’ beds currently occupied by positive cases; at least 10% of Macao’s frontline workers have tested positive for Covid-19.
Triple jabbed 95-year-old woman with chronic medical issues becomes city’s latest fatality related to disease.
All individuals suffered from chronic diseases; city recorded 90 new symptomatic cases yesterday.
